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[Apollo 11] The first American flag standing on the Moon. Buzz Aldrin, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–40-5905]. 20.3×25.4cm (8×10 in), numbered “NASA AS11–40-5905” in red in top margin, with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas).
Literature: Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, pg. 58.
Surrounded by footprints made by the first men to walk upon the Moon, the American flag stands on the surface of the Sea of Tranquility, symbolizing the first conquest of another world by humans. This beautiful photograph of the American flag (a frame from the panoramic sequence shot by Buzz Aldrin from the position north of the LM) was surprisingly not in the selection release for publication by NASA’s Public Affairs Office immediately after the mission and doesn’t appear in newspapers or magazines of the time.
Armstrong’s shadow is visible between the shadow of the Solar Wind Collector in the foreground and the shadow of the LM in the background.
From the mission transcript during the lunar phone call with President Nixon:
110:17:44 Neil Armstrong: It’s a great honor and privilege for us to be here, representing not only the United States, but men of peace of all nations. Men with interest and vision for the future. Men with interest and vision for the future.
Condition Report:Very minor softening to top right corner, otherwise excellent condition.
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[Apollo 11] The first American flag standing on the Moon. Buzz Aldrin, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–40-5905]. 20.3×25.4cm (8×10 in), numbered “NASA AS11–40-5905” in red in top margin, with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas).
Literature: Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, pg. 58.
Surrounded by footprints made by the first men to walk upon the Moon, the American flag stands on the surface of the Sea of Tranquility, symbolizing the first conquest of another world by humans. This beautiful photograph of the American flag (a frame from the panoramic sequence shot by Buzz Aldrin from the position north of the LM) was surprisingly not in the selection release for publication by NASA’s Public Affairs Office immediately after the mission and doesn’t appear in newspapers or magazines of the time.
Armstrong’s shadow is visible between the shadow of the Solar Wind Collector in the foreground and the shadow of the LM in the background.
From the mission transcript during the lunar phone call with President Nixon:
110:17:44 Neil Armstrong: It’s a great honor and privilege for us to be here, representing not only the United States, but men of peace of all nations. Men with interest and vision for the future. Men with interest and vision for the future.
Condition Report:Very minor softening to top right corner, otherwise excellent condition.
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