Taken by an Automatic 16mm Camera Mounted on the Apollo Lunar Hand Tool Carrier Aboard the Modularized Equipment Transporter (MET)
Two views of Edgar Mitchell and Alan Shepard deploying components of the ALSEP, lunar-science station, EVA 1, Apollo 14, February 1971. Numbered 'NASA G-71-3278' and 'NASA G-71-3277' (NASA Goddard), respectively, in black on the recto l.l. margin, both with NASA Goddard captions on separate sheets. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based GAF paper with a with 'GAF' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (19.2 x 24.0 cm), unmatted.
Condition: Subtle chemical inconsistencies on the surface of the second print.

N.B. The first image shows a close-up of Shepard with a checklist of the EVA timeline on his left wrist. Mitchell is doing lunar-science experiments in the background. The second image shows Mitchell operating the Active Seismic Experiment's (ASE) thumper while in the background Shepard walks near the deployed components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP). The NASA negative numbers are S-71-19510 and S-71-19509.
Estimate $600-800


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