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[APOLLO 8]. EARTHRISE. SIGNED BY THE CREW AND INSCRIBED TO SENATOR RALPH YARBOROUGH

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July 20, 09:53 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

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EARTHRISE 

INSCRIBED BY THE CREW OF APOLLO 8 TO SENATOR RALPH YARBOROUGH


Large vintage color photograph, 19 3/4 by 13 3/4 inches, matted and framed to 25 3/4 by 21 3/4 inches, SIGNED by FRANK BORMAN, JAMES LOVELL, and WILLIAM ANDERS on the mat, and INSCRIBED by the crew "TO SENATOR YARBOROUGH | WITH BEST WISHES FROM THE APOLLO 8 CREW."


Ralph Yarborough, known as the "patron saint of Texas liberals," was a Democratic politician who represented the state the U.S. Senate from 1957 to 1971.