Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the first sixteen astronauts selected to the US space program, including the original Mercury Seven (seated in front) and the nine members of the second group, with preprinted signatures in the lower border, signed above their respective images in blue ballpoint, "Edward H. White II," "James A. McDivitt," "Elliot See," "Frank Borman," and "Thomas Stafford," with John Glenn signing below his preprinted signature in the lower border, "J. H. Glenn, Jr." Reverse of the photo bears ownership notations from Frank Hickey, who served for many years as Chief of the Protocol Branch at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. In fine condition, with foxing to top end left edges. A unique, extraordinary piece from the foundational period of America's space program.
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