Footsteps on the Moon /A Collection of Twenty Images

Description:

Footsteps on the Moon/A Collection of Twenty Images, compiled and presented as an album by the Monk-Henderson Tobacco Co., Inc., as a memento of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Color photographs on Kodak paper, image/sheet sizes 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), presented in sleeves riveted into a book format.
Condition: Subtle fading to colors, edges with minute crimps and wear. Several of the sleeves have handling creases or minor losses to a corner (not affecting the images), the back sleeve is torn and has been taped with Scotch tape or similar.

N.B. The images are described in the table of contents as follows:
1. The Earth as Seen from Apollo 11 on its way to the Moon
2. Spaceship "Columbia" as seen from "Eagle"
3. "Eagle" on the Moon with the Earth in the Background
4. Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, in "Eagle"
5. A Cautious Descent
6. The First Footprint on the Moon
7. Magnificent Desolation
8. A Landing Pad Shimmers in the Sunlight
9. 40 Pounds of Moon Rock Were Collected for Study
10. The Lower Stage of the Lunar Excursion Module "Eagle"
11. The Work Begins
12. On the Sea of Tranquility, Buzz Aldrin Salutes his Flag
13. Buzz Aldrin Plants the Solar Wind Collector
14. During an Exposure of 1 Hour and 17 Minutes the Solar Wind Collector Captured 10 Trillion Atoms, Blown at Supersonic Speeds from the Sun
15. They Found the Crust was Solid under the Lunar Dust
16. Neil Armstrong Gives us a Good View of "Eagle"
17. Buzz Aldrin Removing one of Many Scientific Instruments Used in Gathering Information for the World
18. Buzz Aldrin Setting up a Seismograph
19. A Flag and Footprints Where None Had Been Before
20. The Plaque Left by the First Men on the Moon: "We Came in Peace for all Mankind."
Estimate $7,000-9,000

There are no marks beyond the paper manufactureer's on the versos. Each sheet is loose and can be slid out of its sleeve. The total size of the album is 8 x 9 7/8 x 1 inches.