James Irwin (American, 1930-1991)
David Scott salutes the American flag, EVA 3, Apollo 15, August 1971. Numbered 'NASA AS15-88-11863' (NASA MSC) in red on the recto u.l. margin, NASA MSC caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (18.0 x 18.0 cm), unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. Irwin and Scott took a series of "tourist" photographs of each other with the American flag in the splendid lunarscape of Hadley landing site. Hadley Delta in the background rises approximately 4,000 meters (about 13,124 feet) above the plain; the base of the mountain is 5 kilometers (3 statute miles) away.

Literature: Hope, p. 37.
Estimate $600-800


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