Crew portrait; the last Saturn V “Moon” rocket; views of the astronauts during lunar training; the Taurus-Littrow landing site, July-December 1972
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Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 469336
Lot 623 | Crew portrait; the last Saturn V “Moon” rocket; views of the astronauts during lunar training; the Taurus-Littrow landing site, July-December 1972
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Official portrait of the Apollo 17 crew with the Lunar Rover, the Saturn V rocket and the mission’s insignia
Apollo 17, September 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-72-50438” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
623 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
The last Saturn V “Moon” rocket at pad 39A, Kennedy Space Center
Apollo 17, August 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-72-48728” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
623 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Harrison Schmitt, the only scientist to walk on the Moon, during lunar surface EVA simulation training
Apollo 17, September 1972
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS17-151-23175” in red in top margin
623 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt simulating lunar activities at the Kennedy Space Center in
preparation for their Moon landing
Apollo 17, August 1972
Four vintage gelatin silver prints on resin coated paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC captions on the versos; and two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ captions on the versos
623 e
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Command Module Pilot Ron Evans training for his lunar orbital mission
Apollo 17, July-August 1972
Two vintage gelatin silver prints on resin coated paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) and with NASA KSC captions on the versos; and two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) and with NASA HQ captions on the versos
623 f
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Portraits of the last lunar voyagers Ron Evans, Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan during training for the mission
Apollo 17, December 1972
Three vintage gelatin silver prints on resin coated paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC captions on the versos
623 g
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Artist’s concept of the Taurus-Littrow landing site
Apollo 17, October 1972
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA S-72-49760” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
Art style: | Color photo |
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Category: | Illustrations |
Auction house category: | Photography |
Art style: | Color photo |
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Category: | Illustrations |
Auction house category: | Photography |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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