Walter Cunningham (American, b. 1932)

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Walter Cunningham (American, b. 1932)
The expended Saturn IVB stage, rendezvous over the Earth, Apollo 7, October 1968. Numbered 'NASA AS7-3-1545' in red (scratched out with black pen) on the recto u.l. margin, numbered '68-HC-594' in black ink on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (18.3 x 17.4 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor crack in emulsion l.l.

N.B. 'Probably my favorite picture is of Cape Canaveral shown through the petals of the SIV-B,' said Walter Schirra. 'Cunningham took the picture but I had to fly the Apollo command module to get in position so he could sight down between the petals and see Cape Canaveral in the background' (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 89).

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, p. 89; Reynolds, p. 78.
Estimate $400-600


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