NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 1
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 2
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 3
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 4
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 5
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 6
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 7
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 8
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 9
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 10
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 11
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 12
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 13
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 14
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 15
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 16
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 17
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 18
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 19
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 20
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 21
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 22
NASA. Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968 - photo 1

Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968

Lot 158
28.04.2021 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 250
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 519449
Lot 158 | Apollo 8, preparing to launch: eight photographs including pre-launch activities; candid crew portraits; and liftoff, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968 to December 27, 1968
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
i. Astronaut James Lovell, Jr. suited for a simulated flight in preparation for the Apollo 8 mission, Cape Canaveral, Florida, September 20, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso

ii. Saturn V transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch complex 39 pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 9, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso

iii. Saturn V transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch complex 39 pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 9, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso

iv. Saturn V lifting off from launch complex 39 pad A, Cape Canaveral, Florida, December 21, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA JFK Space Center caption on verso

v. Astronaut James Lovell Jr. waves to well-wishes at pre-dawn on launch day, December 21, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA JFK Space Center caption on verso

vi. Astronaut William Anders suited for a simulated flight in preparation for the Apollo 8 mission, September 20, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso

vii. The prime crew of Apollo 8 (L to R), William Anders, James Lovell Jr., and Frank Borman, before December 21, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso

viii. Onboard Apollo 8 recovery ship U.S.S. Yorktown on the day of splashdown, December 27, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA caption on verso
Genre:Portrait
Auction house category:Photography
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