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Project Gemini — Wernher von Braun
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Signed photograph of a group of American astronauts visiting Dr. Wernher von Braun at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama on 28 November, 1962.
- Photograph, pen
Black and white photograph (8 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.) SIGNED BY: Wernher von Braun, Neil Armstrong, James "Jim" McDivitt, James Lovell, Thomas P. Stafford, Elliot See, Charlie "Pete" Conrad, Deke Slayton, Frank Borman, John "J. H." Glenn Jr., Wally Schirra, Edward H. White, and John Young. Very minor edge-wear, some ink slightly smudged.
Provenance
Ex collection of Bonnie Holmes, Von Braun's secretary
Condition
Black and white photograph (8 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.; 206 x 267 mm). Signed in 12 different hands with varying types of pen, including the signatures of Wernher von Braun, Neil Armstrong, James "Jim" McDivitt, James Lovell, Thomas P. Stafford, Elliot See, Charlie "Pete" Conrad, Deke Slayton, Frank Borman, John "J. H." Glenn Jr., Wally Schirra, Edward H. White, and John Young. Very minor edge-wear, some ink slightly smudged.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
THE ARCHITECT OF THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM MEETS WITH THE MEN HIS ROCKETS WOULD LAUNCH INTO SPACE, INCLUDING THE FIRST OF THEM TO STEP FOOT ON THE MOON. Signed by von Braun, Armstrong, and 11 early astronauts, including Elliot See, who along with Charles Bassett, was killed in training before their mission.
Von Braun was the famed German-American aerospace engineer, and a complicated figure who worked on the development of rocket technology in Germany, and later became the father of rocket technology and space science in the United States as part of Operation Paperclip. This photograph depicts a group of Project Gemini astronauts visiting von Braun in his Conference room at the Marshall Space Flight Center, where he was appointed its first director in 1960.