The nearly full Planet Earth [Large Format]; liftoff to the Moon [Large Format], April 16-27, 1972
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ID 469330
Lot 618 | The nearly full Planet Earth [Large Format]; liftoff to the Moon [Large Format], April 16-27, 1972
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
NASA / Unidentified Photographer
Liftoff to the Moon
Apollo 16, April 16, 1972
Large-format presentation vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 35.5cm x 27.7cm (11 x 14in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso
618 b
Ken Mattingly
The nearly full Planet Earth
Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972
Large-format presentation vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 27.7 x 35cm
(11 x 14in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA MSC) [AS16-118-18880]
The twenty-four Apollo astronauts from Apollo 8 in December 1968 to Apollo 17 in December 1972 were the only men in history to see the Earth as a sphere hanging in space.
35.5cm x 27.7cm (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 |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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