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Rare vintage matte-finish 9.5 x 7.5 photo of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin raising the United States flag at the Apollo 11 lunar landing site, signed in felt tip by Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins: "Neil Armstrong, Tranquility Base, Moon Landing of Apollo 11, 20 July 1969" and "M. Collins." Armstrong has added a proxy signature of Buzz Aldrin. Affixed to an 11 x 11 cardstock mount, with an affixed caption below. In very good to fine condition, with corner creases, scattered light foxing, and poor contrast to Collins' faded signature. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from Zarelli Space Authentication.
Very few photos of Neil Armstrong on the moon exist, as he was the chief photographer during the Apollo 11 EVAs—this remarkable image was taken by the 16mm Data Acquisition Camera that was mounted inside the Lunar Module. It is one of the iconic photographs of the 20th century, captured at the mission's triumphant climax when the stars and stripes were first unfurled on another celestial body. Armstrong's uncommon inclusion of the lunar time and place makes this example all the more remarkable.
Provenance: Norris McWhirter (1925-2004), by family descent. Norris McWhirter was a British writer, political activist, and television presenter, known most famously for founding, with his brother Ross, the Guinness World Records, which they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975.
