Official vintage matte-finish 14 x 11 photo of the USS Iwo Jima recovery ship, with embossed USS Iwo Jima gold foil stamp to the upper right and magenta "Apollo 13 Pacific Recovery Force" handstamp to lower border, signed in the lower border in ink by sixteen individuals of the recovery force, NASA photography crew, and the press. Signers include: NASA photographer Dick Williamson, Associated Press photographer J. Walter Green, Life Magazine photographer Francis Miller, UPI photographer Bob Flora, and various crew of the USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) and HS-4 helicopter squadron. Reverse bears a Van Scott West credit stamp In very good condition, with edge rippling, a short tear to the top edge, a crease to upper background, scattered light silvering, and light smudging to the green signature.
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