Transmitted by the RCA Camera Mounted to the Lunar Rover

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Transmitted by the RCA Camera Mounted to the Lunar Rover
Four TV pictures of the astronauts at Plum Crater, Station 1, EVA 1, Apollo 16, April 1972. Stamped "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-549," "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-550," "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-551,' and "RCA Astro-Electronics Div. 72-4-552,' respectively, on the verso. Vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 3/4 x 9 in. (19.5 x 22.8 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Scattered minor handling crimps.

N.B. Duke and Young are seen gathering and photographing lunar samples in these black and white reproductions from a color transmission made by the RCA camera mounted on the lunar rover. "Plum Crater was to be the first of our geological stations,' recalled Charles Duke. 'We had driven the rover to the west looking for Station 1. Many craters look very similar as we drove so at first we were unsure as to exactly where we were located. But then we came upon Flag/Plum and knew we were right on" (Constantine, p. 95).
Estimate $600-800


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