Desirable color semi-glossy 13.75 x 10.75 photo of artist Robert McCall’s stunning painting of the moment of docking between the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts, affixed to the original 20 x 16 mount, calligraphically inscribed in the upper border of the mount, "To Bob Bryce and Virginia Bryce, with warmest best wishes and sincere appreciation from all of us for your continued interest and support of America's Space Program,” and signed around the borders in black ink and felt tip by 18 astronauts and cosmonauts, including: Alan Bean, Karol J. Bobko, Vance Brand, Bob Crippen, Valeri Kubasov, Alexei Leonov, Jack Lousma, Bob Overmyer, Ron Evans, Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, Richard Truly, and six others. Reverse bears ink notations, "S-74-24913." In fine condition, with toning from previous display. A car dealer on Florida's Merritt Island during the early NASA programs, Bob Bryce often lent his cars to the wives of astronauts who were in town to watch launches at the nearby Kennedy Space Center.
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