The chimpanzee Ham and his suborbital space mission, including in flight views of Ham and the Earth from space, January 1961
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ID 468731
Lot 21 | The chimpanzee Ham and his suborbital space mission, including in flight views of Ham and the Earth from space, January 1961
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
The chimpanzee Ham training for his suborbital flight
Mercury Redstone 2, January 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “61- MR2-2” on the verso
21 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Liftoff of the Redstone rocket carrying the chimpanzee Ham into space on a suborbital flight
Mercury Redstone 2, January 31, 1961
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso
21 c
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Recovery of the Mercury capsule hosting the chimpanzee Ham after its successful suborbital flight
Mercury Redstone 2, January 31, 1961
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “61- MR2-27” on the verso
21 d
NASA
The suborbital spaceflight of Ham the Chimp including in-flight views of Ham and views of the Earth from space
Mercury Redstone 2, January 31, 1961
Two vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Ansco paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), contact sheets with labels indicating photo numbers affixed below the images (NASA HQ)
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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