Apollo 11 - Vintage Nasa AS11 - 44 - 6642 Jul 1969 8X10 Glossy Photo
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:482556 | Year: 1969 |
| Type: NASA Official Photo |
Excellent used condition.
This vintage photo came from my late Father's 1972 personal collection that was given to him by a long-time NASA employee. It is in excellent condition, having been protected from light and mishandling. Printed on 'A Kodak Paper' (watermarked on the reverse), items from this particular collection of photographs are 8X10 glossy prints. They have a unique red NASA number stamped in the upper left-hand corner. Most (but not all) are printed on the ...reverse in purple ink with the NASA logo, the issuing center, the ID number, the date the picture was taken, and further details.
*These true original prints of pictures are rare and difficult to find in good condition. NASA produced master duplicates of all negatives after each mission, while the originals were locked away in cold storage. From the master duplicates, photographs were printed and distributed for the use of NASA scientists and their PR department. These were processed at NASA’s photo labs shortly after the mission was completed.* NASA destroyed many of these original prints as they were archived on the internet.AS11-44-6642 (21 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The Lunar Module (LM) was making its docking approach to the CSM. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while the other two crewmen explored the lunar surface. The large, dark-colored area in the background is Smyth's Sea, centered at 85 degrees east longitude and 2 degrees south latitude on the lunar surface (nearside). This view looks west. The Earth rises above the lunar horizon.
“As I reached for my Hasselblad, suddenly the Earth popped up over the horizon. I could not have staged it any better, but the alignment was not of my doing. But at any rate, as I clicked away, I realised for the first time, in one frame, appeared three billion earthlings, two explorers, and one moon. The photographer, of course, was discretely out of view.” M. Collins.
This vintage photo came from my late Father's 1972 personal collection that was given to him by a long-time NASA employee. It is in excellent condition, having been protected from light and mishandling. Printed on 'A Kodak Paper' (watermarked on the reverse), items from this particular collection of photographs are 8X10 glossy prints. They have a unique red NASA number stamped in the upper left-hand corner. Most (but not all) are printed on the ...reverse in purple ink with the NASA logo, the issuing center, the ID number, the date the picture was taken, and further details.
*These true original prints of pictures are rare and difficult to find in good condition. NASA produced master duplicates of all negatives after each mission, while the originals were locked away in cold storage. From the master duplicates, photographs were printed and distributed for the use of NASA scientists and their PR department. These were processed at NASA’s photo labs shortly after the mission was completed.* NASA destroyed many of these original prints as they were archived on the internet.AS11-44-6642 (21 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The Lunar Module (LM) was making its docking approach to the CSM. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while the other two crewmen explored the lunar surface. The large, dark-colored area in the background is Smyth's Sea, centered at 85 degrees east longitude and 2 degrees south latitude on the lunar surface (nearside). This view looks west. The Earth rises above the lunar horizon.
“As I reached for my Hasselblad, suddenly the Earth popped up over the horizon. I could not have staged it any better, but the alignment was not of my doing. But at any rate, as I clicked away, I realised for the first time, in one frame, appeared three billion earthlings, two explorers, and one moon. The photographer, of course, was discretely out of view.” M. Collins.
