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FROM THE ESTATE OF NASA SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER BILL TAUB
[PROJECT MERCURY]. ATLAS-MERCURY LAUNCH. VINTAGE COLOR LITHOGRAPH SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN GLENN TO NADINE TAUB
Auction Closed
July 20, 09:53 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
Lot Details
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FROM THE ESTATE OF NASA SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER BILL TAUB
MERCURY-ATLAS 6 LAUNCH IMAGE
THE FIRST AMERICAN ORBITAL SPACEFLIGHT
Vintage color photolithograph, image taken by Bill Taub, image size 12 by 16 1/4 inches, "ATLAS-MERCURY, MAN-IN-ORBIT PROGRAM FOR NASA, BUILT BY GENERAL DYNAMICS | ASTRONAUTICS" printed on lower left border; framed to 18 by 22 inches.
SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JOHN GLENN: "MY VERY BEST REGARDS TO | NADINE TAUB — SORRY WE'VE KEPT | YOUR EVER-LOVIN' WILLIE SO BUSY | DURING MA-6 PREPARATIONS, BUT HE HAS | DONE A FINE JOB — I APPRECIATE IT | VERY MUCH. | JOHN A. GLENN JR. | LT. COL. USMC | MERCURY ASTRONAUT"