Color 13.75 x 10.75 photo, affixed to a 20 x 16 mount, titled in a calligrapher's hand at the top, "Apollo 11 Earthrise-1969," showing the Apollo 11 lunar module returning from the surface and approaching the command module, with the Earthrise in the background. Signed and inscribed in black felt tip on the mount to actress Florence Henderson and her husband Ira, "'Earthrise'-1969-To Florence & Ira-With the admiration and best wishes of Apollo 11-Neil Armstrong," and signed later in black felt tip "Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI," and "Michael Collins, Apollo XI." In fine condition, with Armstrong's signature and inscription a shade or two lighter than his fellow crew mates, and a few scattered light surface dings to image and edges.
The Apollo 11 mission was the first time that mankind had viewed their home world from outside the confines of a spacecraft, and underscored the importance of global interdependence and mutual cooperation for survival of the planet. A seldom offered crew-signed image, this is among the most arresting images to be take from space, capturing not only the foreboding lunar landscape but also the fragility of Earth as it appears on the horizon. Pre-certified Scott Cornish and RRAuction COA.
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