Vintage glossy 5 x 4 photo of the Marshall Space Flight Center director seated at his desk next to various rocket models, signed and inscribed in blue fountain pen, "For Hans Hiort, Sincerely—Wernher von Braun, 23 Sept 60.” In very good to fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner, and some scuffing to the emulsion, done before signing to increase ink adhesion.
Earlier that month, on September 8th, President Dwight D. Eisenhower visited Huntsville to formally dedicate NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The center was named in honor of Gen. George C. Marshall, Eisenhower's wartime colleague and the founder of the famous Marshall Plan for European recovery after World War II.
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