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[Apollo 11]
Photograph Signed by Neil Armstrong
Lot Closed
July 27, 02:52 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
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[APOLLO 11]
LMP Buzz Aldrin Descends to the Lunar Surface. 20 July, 1969
Silver gelatin print, 8⅛ by 10 inches, light staining on verso along right edge. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Apollo 11 Mission Commander NEIL ARMSTRONG in blue ink: “TO MR. & MRS. GALIETTA / & GIRLS/ NEIL ARMSTRONG”
A FAMOUS IMAGE OF BUZZ ALDRIN DESCENDING TO THE LUNAR SURFACE, PHOTOGRAPHED AND SIGNED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG, 20 JULY 1969
A striking image of Apollo 11 Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin as he prepares to step off Lunar Module Eagle's ladder to become the second human to set foot upon the Moon. The photograph was taken by Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong with a 70mm lunar surface camera.