Lot No. 22


James McDivitt (Gemini IV)


First US space walk: Ed White taking the first photographs from outer space, 3-7 June 1965

Vintage chromogenic printed 1965, on fiber-based paper, printed numbered "NASA S-65-30432" in red in top margin, with NASA caption (MSC) and "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm

Photographed with a NASA-modified Hasselblad 500C by McDivitt from inside the spacecraft, Ed white was himself taking a picture of the Gemini capsule with a Zeiss Contarex 35mm camera.

From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken (at T+004:44:41 from launch):
004:44:02 White: I’m trying to get some pictures. I’m right above my hatch now.
004:44 08: McDivitt: Okay.
004:44:15 Capcom (Mission Control):Gemini 4, Houston.
004:44:16 White: Yes, sir. If I had about another couple of bottles (for the self-maneuvering unit), Jim .....
004:44:20 McDivitt: That would really be it, huh?
004:44:22 White: Yes. I’m still not satisfied with the pictures I’m getting. I’ve only gotten about three or four.
004:44:24 Capcom: Gemini 4, Houston.
004:44:33 McDivitt: Is that right? I’ve taken a lot but, they’re not very good. You’re in too close.
004:44:40 White: Okay.
004:44:41 McDivitt: I finally put the focus down to about 8 feet or so. Oh yes, that’s great, the clouds on water behind you.

Literature:
National Geographic, September 1965, ppg. 444-445 Spacecam: Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble, Hope, pg. 52 Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, Reynolds, pg. 50

Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421

eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at

27.09.2023 - 14:32

Realized price: **
EUR 4,160.-
Estimate:
EUR 2,000.- to EUR 3,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 1,000.-

James McDivitt (Gemini IV)


First US space walk: Ed White taking the first photographs from outer space, 3-7 June 1965

Vintage chromogenic printed 1965, on fiber-based paper, printed numbered "NASA S-65-30432" in red in top margin, with NASA caption (MSC) and "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm

Photographed with a NASA-modified Hasselblad 500C by McDivitt from inside the spacecraft, Ed white was himself taking a picture of the Gemini capsule with a Zeiss Contarex 35mm camera.

From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken (at T+004:44:41 from launch):
004:44:02 White: I’m trying to get some pictures. I’m right above my hatch now.
004:44 08: McDivitt: Okay.
004:44:15 Capcom (Mission Control):Gemini 4, Houston.
004:44:16 White: Yes, sir. If I had about another couple of bottles (for the self-maneuvering unit), Jim .....
004:44:20 McDivitt: That would really be it, huh?
004:44:22 White: Yes. I’m still not satisfied with the pictures I’m getting. I’ve only gotten about three or four.
004:44:24 Capcom: Gemini 4, Houston.
004:44:33 McDivitt: Is that right? I’ve taken a lot but, they’re not very good. You’re in too close.
004:44:40 White: Okay.
004:44:41 McDivitt: I finally put the focus down to about 8 feet or so. Oh yes, that’s great, the clouds on water behind you.

Literature:
National Geographic, September 1965, ppg. 444-445 Spacecam: Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble, Hope, pg. 52 Apollo: The Epic Journey to the Moon, Reynolds, pg. 50

Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421

eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at


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Auction: The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 27.09.2023 - 14:32
Location: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
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