The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
James A. McDivitt (American, b. 1929)
First U.S. spacewalk, Ed White's EVA over New Mexico, Gemini 4, June 1965. RCA stamp (NASA KSC) on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.8 x 19.2 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Minor wear at upper corners of sheet.
N.B. "I was taking some big steps," said White. From the moment he stepped outside to his reclosing of the hatch, White's seven-league boots covered some 6,000 miles (National Geographic, September 1965, p. 443). The NASA negative number is S-65-30433.
Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, p. 34; Hope, p. 45; Reynolds, p. 48.
Estimate $800-1,200
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