Liberty Bell 7 Recovery Signed Photograph
Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule at the bottom of the ocean, signed in black felt tip, "Off to space 7/21/61, Guenter F. Wendt Padleader," "Claimed by the deep, Jim Lewis, Pilot, Hunt Club 1," and "Found!! 5/1/99, Curt Newport." In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the image.
An impressive union of scarce Mercury era signatures—Wendt was the last person to see Grissom before lift off; Lewis was the USMC pilot unable to recover the capsule due its weight from flooding; Newport was the expedition leader who located and raised the capsule after 38 years on the ocean floor—all three men were aboard Newportâ€â„¢s ship when the raising of the capsule took place.
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Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of the Liberty Bell 7 capsule at the bottom of the ocean, signed in black felt tip, "Off to space 7/21/61, Guenter F. Wendt Padleader," "Claimed by the deep, Jim Lewis, Pilot, Hunt Club 1," and "Found!! 5/1/99, Curt Newport." In fine condition, with a slightly grainy quality to the image.
An impressive union of scarce Mercury era signatures—Wendt was the last person to see Grissom before lift off; Lewis was the USMC pilot unable to recover the capsule due its weight from flooding; Newport was the expedition leader who located and raised the capsule after 38 years on the ocean floor—all three men were aboard Newportâ€â„¢s ship when the raising of the capsule took place.
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