Nighttime launch; the last crew departing for the Moon; the Saturn V after ignition; Launch Control, December 6-7, 1972
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3750GBP £ 3 750
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 469337
Lot 624 | Nighttime launch; the last crew departing for the Moon; the Saturn V after ignition; Launch Control, December 6-7, 1972
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
The crew of Apollo 17 departing for the Moon
Apollo 17, December 6, 1972
Three vintage gelatin silver prints, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ and KSC captions on the versos
624 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
The last Saturn V Moon rocket carrying humans to the Moon seen after ignition
Apollo 17, December 7, 1972, 000:00:01 GET
Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso
624 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Vice-President Agnew and NASA officials including NASA Administrator James Fletcher at
Launch Control Center after the successful launch of the Saturn V rocket
Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, 000:15:00 GET
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA KSC caption on the verso
624 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Nighttime launch of the last Saturn V rocket carrying humans to the Moon
Apollo 17, December 7-19, 1972, 000:00:05 GET
Vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “72- HC-889” and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso
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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