Early views of Earth including the largest hitherto photographed from space; scientist Clyde Holliday; the first rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, July 1948-October 1954
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ID 468713
Lot 3 | Early views of Earth including the largest hitherto photographed from space; scientist Clyde Holliday; the first rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, July 1948-October 1954
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£ 2 000 – 3 000
Taken by a camera installed on an aerobee rocket by scientists of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Earth’s surface seen from 16 miles up from the ascending aerobee rocket
July 26, 1948
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), original US Army & Johns Hopkins (APL) photograph with US Army & Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) caption dated “October 24, 1948” on the verso
3 b
Taken by a camera installed on an aerobee rocket by scientists of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
The curvature of the Earth from 57 miles up
July 26, 1948
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 18 x 22.8cm, original press photo with Associated Press Photo caption dated “10/19/48” on the verso
3 c
US Navy / Unidentified photographer
Engineer Clyde Holliday examining rocketborne cameras which took early pictures from space
October 1948
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 16 x 18.9cm, original wire press photo, with International News credit stamp and press caption on the verso
3 d
Taken by a camera installed on the V2 rocket by scientists of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Earth’s surface seen from the ascending rocket at an altitude of 40 miles
November 18, 1949
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 18 x 22.8cm, original press photo with International News Photo credit stamp and “MAR 1 1950” stamp on the verso
3 e
Taken by a camera installed on the V2 rocket by scientists of Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Earth from space
November 18, 1949
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 18 x 22.8cm, original press photo with International News Photo credit stamp and “MAR 1 1950” stamp on the verso
3 f
US Army / Unidentified Photographer
The first rocket launched from Cape Canaveral
July 24, 1950
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 19.4 x 25cm, original press photo with Culver Pictures credit stamp on the verso
3 g
Taken by a 16mm camera installed on NAVY aerobee sounding rocket by scientists of the Naval Research Laboratory
The Earth from 100 miles up
October 1954
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 16.6 x 21.8cm, original wire press photo with Associated Press (AP) press caption in margin dated “1955” and press caption on the verso
3 h
Taken by a 16mm camera installed on NAVY aerobee sounding rocket by scientists of the Naval Research Laboratory
The largest area of Earth hitherto photographed from space
October 1954
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), original General Aerojet Corporation photograph with “Aero LT General Corp Photo” credit stamp on the verso
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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