James LovellThe first photograph of the Earth taken by a human from a lunar trajectory. Bahamas, Cuba and Florida are seen through a storm systemApollo 8, 21 December 1968Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), RED NUMBERED NASA AS8-16-2581 in upper margin, with A KODAK PAPER watermarks on the verso (NASA/North American Rockwell)Footnotes:Apollo 8 orbited the Earth twice, then separated from the Saturn V third stage (S-IVB) and broke free of Earth's gravitational pull on a trajectory for the Moon. At this point the Apollo 8 spacecraft was further out in space than man had ever flown. The crew can see spectacular views of the Earth. Normally William Anders would take on the photography task but James Lovell has the camera and over the next few minutes takes photographs of the Earth and Saturn V third stage

Light pencil annotation on verso, otherwise very good