Rare roll of 70-mm positive color transparencies from the Apollo 11 mission, which RR Auction has confirmed to contain magazines N (AS11-36-5291 to 5432), R (AS11-36-5433 to 5555), and S (AS11-40-5844 to 5970), a group that amounts to nearly 400 images from the first moon-landing mission, including pictures of the lunar surface, the interior and exterior of the Lunar Module Eagle, and varying beautiful shots of the Earth and Moon. Although unconfirmed, the size of the reel suggests that it may contain more Apollo 11 magazines than what RR Auction was able to identify. Housed in its original plastic case. In fine condition, with some light wear.
The consignor notes that this roll derives from the collection of NASA technician Richard Underwood, who worked in the Johnson Space Center’s Photographic Technology Laboratory for over two decades and was responsible for developing the Apollo photographs—in fact, he was the first person to view every photograph from the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and the first 23 space shuttle missions.
