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Auction archive: Lot number 8

Two portraits of the Mercury Seven astronauts, 1960-1961

Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,111 - US$1,667
Price realised:
£400
ca. US$555
Auction archive: Lot number 8

Two portraits of the Mercury Seven astronauts, 1960-1961

Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,111 - US$1,667
Price realised:
£400
ca. US$555
Beschreibung:

Two photographs of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, comprising: 1) Ralph Morse The 'Mercury Seven' astronauts at Langley Air Force Base July 1961 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 17.5 x 23 cm (approx. 7 x 9 in) with margins, NASA photo no 61-MR4-1, for release 16 July 1961, with NASA HQ caption and "Svenska Dagbladets" archival stamp on the verso 2) NASA Seven Project Mercury astronauts and Dr William K Douglas joining for breakfast on the morning of Alan Shepard's sub-orbital flight 5 May 1961 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), image 24 x 16.5 cm (approx. 6½ x 9½ in), NASA photo no 61-MR3-90, with NASA HQ caption on the verso Footnotes: Dr William K Douglas, seen in the second photograph, was the personal physician to the 'Mercury Seven' astronauts. Condition Report: 1) Archival pencil marks on verso; a newspaper clipping attached to verso Condition Report Disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 8
Auction:
Datum:
17 Mar 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

Two photographs of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, comprising: 1) Ralph Morse The 'Mercury Seven' astronauts at Langley Air Force Base July 1961 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 17.5 x 23 cm (approx. 7 x 9 in) with margins, NASA photo no 61-MR4-1, for release 16 July 1961, with NASA HQ caption and "Svenska Dagbladets" archival stamp on the verso 2) NASA Seven Project Mercury astronauts and Dr William K Douglas joining for breakfast on the morning of Alan Shepard's sub-orbital flight 5 May 1961 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), image 24 x 16.5 cm (approx. 6½ x 9½ in), NASA photo no 61-MR3-90, with NASA HQ caption on the verso Footnotes: Dr William K Douglas, seen in the second photograph, was the personal physician to the 'Mercury Seven' astronauts. Condition Report: 1) Archival pencil marks on verso; a newspaper clipping attached to verso Condition Report Disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 8
Auction:
Datum:
17 Mar 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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