Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)

Description:

Neil Armstrong (American, 1930-2012)
Buzz Aldrin walks on the Moon, Apollo 11, July 1969. Large-format vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image/sheet size 10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (26.5 x 34.8 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Cracks in the emulsion at the corners.

N.B. Buzz Aldrin is surrounded by a vacuum atmosphere in the one sixth gravity environment. In this silent world he can hear only the crackling of communications, the sounds of his life support system and the echo of his breathing in his helmet. The NASA negative number is AS11-40-5902.

Literature: Thomas, p. 196.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Several creases in l.l. quadrant, scattered handling crimps (two in the black area at the top).


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