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 - photo 1
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 - photo 2
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 - photo 3
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 - photo 4
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 - photo 5
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 - photo 6
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 - photo 7
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 - photo 8
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 - photo 9
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 - photo 10
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 - photo 11
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 - photo 1

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

Lot 34
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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£ 625
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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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
34 a
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)
Auction house category:Photography
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