James A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)

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James A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)
First U.S. spacewalk, Ed White's EVA over the Gulf of Mexico, Gemini 4, June 3, 1965. Numbered 'NASA S-65-30432' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.r. margin. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (18.3 x 18.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. 'I took most of these photographs without being able to see what I was shooting at,' stated McDivitt. 'I was really crunched up in there so I'd take the camera down and look to see where Ed was, and then put the camera up, point in that direction and take the picture' (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 33).

Literature: Hope, p. 52; Reynolds, p. 50.
Estimate $800-1,200


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