Charles Duke (American, b. 1935)
John Young jumps and salutes the American flag on the Moon, EVA 1, Apollo 16, April 1972. Stamped "AS 16 113 18339" (NASA MSC) on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (18.3 x 18.0 cm), unmatted.
Condition: Good.

N.B. One of the iconic photographs of the Apollo program: 'This shows the advantage of lunar gravity. I weighed, with my suit and backpack, about 360 earth pounds, but only 60 pounds in the 1/6 gravity of the moon. The 'jumping salute' photo is one of my favorite pictures, as it shows how nice it will be to live and work on the Moon," recalled Young (Jacobs, p. 109). The NASA negative number is AS16-113-18339.

Literature: Schick and Van Haaften, pp. 116-17; Hope, p. 32; Jacobs, p. 109.
Estimate $700-900


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