The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
David Scott (American, b. 1932)
James Irwin salutes the American flag, EVA 3, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS15-88-11866' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (18.0 x 18.0 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Subtle handling crimp u.l.
N.B. After having been himself photographed next to the flag by James Irwin, David Scott took Irwin's portrait. Few Apollo photographs have been reproduced more often than this image of Irwin, the flag, the Rover, the LM, and Mount Hadley.
Literature: Reynolds, pp. 186-87.
Estimate $600-800
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