$3,075
Unidentified Photographer The first Saturn V rocket rises from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Apollo 4, November 9, 1967. Numbered 'NASA S-67-49969' in red on the recto u.r. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.0 x 18.3 cm), unmatted. Condition: Minor wear to u.l. corner of sheet. N.B. Apollo 4 was the first of the 'big shots,' the test launch of the colossal three-stage Saturn V rocket that would take men to the Moon. Even three miles away the blast blew in the window of CBS television's mobile studio, subjecting the broadcaster Walter Cronkite and his technicians to a sound roar of 120 decibels. 'Go, baby, go,' Wernher von Braun was heard to shout (Poole, p. 85). Literature: Chaikin, Space, pp. 76-77. Estimate $400-600 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-11-02
