Yuri Gagarin, first human in space and to orbit the Earth, Vostok 1, April 12, 1961; in-flight views of space dogs Belka and Strelka, Sputnik V, August 19, 1960

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Lot 9 | Yuri Gagarin, first human in space and to orbit the Earth, Vostok 1, April 12, 1961; in-flight views of space dogs Belka and Strelka, Sputnik V, August 19, 1960
9 a
Taken by a TV camera inside the Sputnik V spacecraft

In flight pictures of space dogs Belka and Strelka, first living creatures to return safely from orbit

Sputnik V, August 19, 1960

Two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, 14.4 x 8.6cm and 10.4 x 7.2cm, original wire press photos, both with “Reportagebild Stockholm-Sweden” and “Svenska Dagbladets Bild-Arkiv” credit copyright stamps dated “22-8-1960” on the verso

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Yuri Gagarin, the world’s first man in space and to orbit the Earth, before launch

Vostok 1, April 12, 1961

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 15 x 20cm,, original wire press photo, with Associated Press (AP radiophoto from TASS) caption in margin and “Reportagebild Stockholm-Sweden” and “Svenska Dagbladets Bild-Arkiv” credit copyright stamps dated “14-4-1961” on the verso
15 x 20cm (6 x 8in)
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