Near full Earthrise, Zond 7, August 11, 1969; first crude photograph of Earthrise recovered on film, Zond 6, November 14, 1968
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ID 468725
Lot 15 | Near full Earthrise, Zond 7, August 11, 1969; first crude photograph of Earthrise recovered on film, Zond 6, November 14, 1968
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Taken by a camera mounted to the Zond 6 robotic spacecraft
First crude photograph of Earthrise recovered on film
Zond 6, November 14, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 19.9 x 25.8cm, original wire press photo, with “Sunday Telegraph” credit stamp dated “1 DEC 1968” and press caption on the verso
15 b
Taken by a camera mounted to the Zond 7 robotic spacecraft
Near full Earth rising over the lunar horizon
Zond 7, August 11, 1969
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10 in), original press photo, with “United Press International” credit stamp and United Press International (UPI) press caption on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10 in)
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