Last human-taken photograph of the Earth from the Moon; one of the last human-taken photographs in lunar orbit; the Moon after transEarth injection, December 7-19, 1972
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3000GBP £ 3 000
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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ID 469398
Lot 685 | Last human-taken photograph of the Earth from the Moon; one of the last human-taken photographs in lunar orbit; the Moon after transEarth injection, December 7-19, 1972
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
Ronald Evans
Last human-taken photograph of the Earth from the Moon: Crescent Earth setting over the dark side of the Moon
Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, orbit 71, 228:19:59 GET
Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak Paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Goddard caption and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso [NASA AS17-152-23279]
685 b
Ronald Evans
One of the last photographs taken by man in lunar orbit
Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, orbit 74, 233:57:59 GET
Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS17-155-23772” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
685 c
Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt or Ron Evans
The Moon after tranEearth injection
Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972
Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS17-152-23339” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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