Photomontage of the launch of the first spacecraft to carry an American to orbit; John Glenn preparing for launch; the Friendship 7 spacecraft, January-February 20, 1962
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ID 468744
Lot 34 | Photomontage of the launch of the first spacecraft to carry an American to orbit; John Glenn preparing for launch; the Friendship 7 spacecraft, January-February 20, 1962
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Friendship 7, the first spacecraft to carry an American to orbit
Mercury Atlas 6, January-February 1962
Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Cape Canaveral captions on the verso
34 b
Bill Taub
John Glenn, first American in orbit, giving the “ready sign” during prelaunch training
Mercury Atlas 6, January 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Cape Canaveral caption on the verso
34 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
John Glenn, first American in orbit, checking out his Earth orbital map on launch day
Mercury Atlas 6, February 20, 1962
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA Cape Canaveral caption on the verso
34 d
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Photomontage of the launch of the Atlas rocket carrying John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth
Mercury Atlas 6, February 20, 1962, 000:00:01 GET
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption on the verso (indicating the print was made in 1962-1963), numbered “NASA S-62-1153” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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