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[Early Space Program]
[Early Space Program]
Archive of Early De-Classified Space Program Photos, Including Images of the Atlas Rocket, and Assemblage and Inspection of Ballistic Missiles, 1958-63
Lot Closed
July 27, 02:11 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Archive of early de-classified space program photos, including images of the Atlas rocket, and assemblage and inspection of ballistic missiles, 1958-'63.
50 vintage silver gelatin prints of early launch vehicles (49 8x10s and 1 4x5 inches). Each photograph dated and described on verso. No watermarks. All versos are stamped "Unclassified" in ink , most with a brief description of location.
AN EXCITING ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF SPACE EXPLORATION, INLUDING BALLISTIC MISSILE ASSEMBLY AND THE ATLAS ROCKET
This archive of assorted photographs depict various assembling and inspection of ballistic missiles by United States Air Force and General Dynamics Astronautics personnel at the USAF Missile Test Center, Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. Most photos bear the stamp of the US Air Force Missile Test Center Photographic Laboratory.
Several of these unclassified images depict the Atlas missile. Developed by General Dynamics for the USAF, the Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the United States' arsenal and officially signified the start of the United States space program.