Lot 578
Apollo 1, 1967, NASA 8x10" Glossy Color Photo (on Kodak paper) This humorously intended, but strangly prophetic, photo was made just prior to their official NASA portrait being taken. It was standard photographic procedure to photograph the astronaut crews in comical poses, in part, to lessen the seriousness of the photo shoot and to enable the photographers to get the lighting and staging set up properly. Generally only a few prints of these warm up photos would be made if the astronauts wanted copies. This one has been in the consignor's collection for the past 40 years. It is in excellent condition with only a small surface rub at the upper left from an adhesion on the back of the photo. Rare.
Estimated Value $500 - 750.
Ex. The Ed White Family collection.
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