11-02-201711-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
November 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Unidentified Photographer

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$492$400
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3048MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: November 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Unidentified Photographer
Three photographs depicting James Lovell and Frank Borman's return to Earth after a record-breaking 14-day mission in space, Gemini 7, December 1965. Color image numbered 'NASA S-66-15802' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso; gelatin silver prints with NASA KSC captions and RCA stamps on the verso. One vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso and two vintage gelatin silver prints, image sizes to 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (18.3 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor scattered handling crimps on the gelatin silver prints.

N.B. Borman and Lovell in their Gemini 7 spacecraft safely landed in the Atlantic after 220 orbits, establishing an endurance record in space. They appear weary and a bit stooped in Earth's gravity after 14 days of weightlessness, but the exultation is plain as they alight from the rescue helicopter on the deck of the carrier USS Wasp (Mason, p. 108).
Estimate $400-600


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Keywords

Kodak, James Lovell