The Original Seven Project Mercury astronauts, Langley Air Force Base; President Kennedy with NASA administrator James Webb, January 1961

Lot 20
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 20 | The Original Seven Project Mercury astronauts, Langley Air Force Base; President Kennedy with NASA administrator James Webb, January 1961
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£ 1 000 – 1 500
20 a
Bill Taub

The Original Seven Project Mercury astronauts, Langley Air Force Base

Project Mercury, January 20, 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, numbered “NASA S-61-1250” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin (the print was made in 1962-1963)

20 b
NASA / Unidentified Photographer

President John Kennedy in the Oval Office with his appointee for the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, James Webb

Project Mercury, January 30, 1961

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “VIP-10” on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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