The first US flag on the Moon, from the LM Eagle after the historic moonwalk, cover of LIFE (ON THE MOON, 8 December 1969) Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, [NASA photo No AS11-37-5545], 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with A KODAK PAPER watermarks on verso (NASA/North American Rockwell)Footnotes: The flag of the United States, deployed on the surface of the Moon, dominates this photograph taken from inside the Lunar Module. The footprints of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr. stand out clearly. In the far background is the deployed black and white lunar surface television camera which televised the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity. North American Rockwell was NASA's prime contractor and manufacturer of the Apollo Command Module.Literature:LIFE 8 August 1969 cover, see illustration (a copy of the magazine is not included in this lot)