Bidspirit auction | A Group of Vintage NASA

A Group of Vintage NASA Apollo Mission Photographs and Press Release - A group of four items related to the NASA Apollo space program, including three vintage photographs and one original press release. The collection features two color chromogenic prints (C-prints) on vintage A KODAK PAPER stock and one silver gelatin print with integral film borders. Subject matter includes the Saturn V launch for the Apollo 9 mission at Kennedy Space Center and two views of astronaut activity on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission. The Apollo 11 prints show the deployment of scientific experiments near the Lunar Module. The press release, dated March 3, 1969, provides details on the Apollo 9 launch and the crew consisting of James A. McDivitt, David R. Scott, and Russell L. Schweickart. Notations include AS11-40-5949 in pencil on the verso of the Apollo 11 color print and 40-5946 in the margin of the silver gelatin print. The press release features the header for the John F. Kennedy Space Center and identifiers 107-KSC-69P-56 and 69-HC-293.