The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
Walter Cunningham (American, b. 1932) or Walter Schirra (American, 1923-2007)
Astronaut Donn Eisele in weightlessness, Apollo 7, October 1968. 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: Subtle impression, probably from a paperclip, u.c.
N.B. 'On Apollo 7, we had more film, and more time to kill,' said Walter Schirra. 'So we started studying the spacecraft contents, where before we had been fascinated by the view outside' (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 21). The NASA negative number is AS7-4-1600.
Estimate $400-600
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Keywords
Kodak, Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele, Van Haaften, Schick HaaftenRobin S.R. Starr
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