The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
James Irwin (American, 1930-1991)
The Lunar Module Falcon with David Scott and the Rover in the background, EVA 2, Apollo 15, August 1971. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (18.9 x 24.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.
N.B. In the left background, David Scott is moving away from the rover at the lunar-science station. 'With its oxygen and food and water, the LM is a tiny artificial Earth that comforts us in the void,' said David Scott ('What Is It Like to Walk on the Moon?,' National Geographic, September 1973, p. 328). The NASA negative number is AS15-87-11839.
Estimate $400-600
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Kodak, David Scott, James IrwinRobin S.R. Starr
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