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[APOLLO 11]. ARMSTRONG AND ALDRIN PLACE THE STARS AND STRIPES ON THE MOON, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY BUZZ ALDRIN

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2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • TAKEN FROM THE WINDOW OF EAGLE WHILE THE FIRST MEN EXPLORE THE MOON
Color photograph, approximately 8 by 10 inches.

Catalogue Note

INSCRIBED and SIGNED: “Best Wishes, BUZZ ALDRIN.” An enlargement from a 16mm motion picture frame taken by a Maurer automated sequence camera mounted at Buzz Aldrin’s triangular window inside Lunar Module Eagle. The frame shows the moment that Armstrong and Aldrin completely unfurled the United States flag during their nearly 2 and ½ hour surface exploration.