Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility

Lot #9708
Guenter Wendt's Lot of (3) Original NASA Photographs

This lot has closed

Estimate: $200+
Sell a Similar Item?
Refer Collections and Get Paid
Share:  

Description

Three original vintage glossy NASA photographs from the personal collection of pad leader Guenter Wendt, including: an 8 x 10 photo of the Apollo 10 Lunar Module Snoopy floating in lunar orbit; a 10 x 8 photo of NASA officials Charles W. Mathews, Wernher von Braun, George E. Mueller, and Samuel C. Phillips in a relieved, lighthearted pose following the successful launch of the Apollo 11 mission; and an 8 x 10 photo of the USS Kearsarge, the recovery ship of the Mercury-Atlas 9 and Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 spacecraft. The reverse of each photo bears NASA caption text and the ink stamp, "From the personal collection of Guenter F. Wendt," which is signed at the bottom in black felt tip by Wendt. In overall very good to fine condition, with some creasing, and a small area of loss, to the capsule photo. From the collection of aerospace memorabilia specialist Ken Havekotte.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Exploration and Aviation
  • Dates: #664 - Ended April 20, 2023