The American flag on the Moon; unintended photograph of Armstrong’s Portable Life Support System (PLSS), July 16-24, 1969
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2500GBP £ 2 500
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ID 469062
Lot 351 | The American flag on the Moon; unintended photograph of Armstrong’s Portable Life Support System (PLSS), July 16-24, 1969
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
Buzz Aldrin
Unintended photo of Armstrong’s Portable Life Support System (PLSS)
Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 110:43:33 GET
Unreleased photograph, USGS (United States Geological Survey) vintage gelatin silver “proof” print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “AS11-40-5904” in bottom margin
351 b
Buzz Aldrin
The American flag on the Moon
Apollo 11, July 16-24, 1969, 110:45:03 GET
Unreleased photograph, vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso [AS11-40-5905] (NASA / North American Rockwell)
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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