Portrait of the first American spacewalker Edward White [Large Format]; the crew aboard the recovery ship; President Johnson in Houston after the historic mission, May-June 1965
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Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 468795
Lot 85 | Portrait of the first American spacewalker Edward White [Large Format]; the crew aboard the recovery ship; President Johnson in Houston after the historic mission, May-June 1965
Estimate value
£ 1 200 – 1 800
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
The astronauts arriving aboard the recovery ship USS WASP
Gemini IV, June 7, 1965
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA S-65-29687” (NASA MSC) in blue in top margin, with a stain at top left center
85 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
President Johnson visiting the Manned Spacecraft Center after the historic mission
Gemini IV, June 11, 1965
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA-S-65- 33390” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
85 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Official portrait of Edward White, the first American spacewalker
Gemini IV, May 1965
Large-format presentation vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 27.7 x 35.5cm (11 x 14in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA MSC), from the personal collection of Ed White.
27.7 x 35.5cm (11 x 14in)
Art style: | Color photo |
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Auction house category: | Photography |
Art style: | Color photo |
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Auction house category: | Photography |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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