Original vintage glossy 20 x 24 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by the Lunar Orbiter 5 spacecraft on August 14, 1967, showing a wide view of the far side of the moon with features including the Mare Moscoviense and the craters 'Campbell,' 'Pawsey,' 'Ley,' 'Von Neumann,' 'Steno,' 'd'Alembert,' 'Kurchatov,' 'Nagaoka,' 'Komarov,' and others. Marked in the lower border, "NASA-LRC Lunar Orbiter Project-Mission V, Spacecraft Frame No. 103, 1 of 1, Medium Resolution, Site A-21, GRE 08051190 KI No. 5119, Photographed: Date: 14 Aug 1967, Time: 10:24:50.72, Readout: Aug 23, 1967, Shutter .04 Second, Reassembled by: Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, Sept 11, 1967." In very good condition, with overall creasing, tack holes and tape to three corners, and a missing upper right corner tip. Consignor notes that this photograph was acquired while working at the Manned Spacecraft Center from 1972-1974.
