Neil Armstrong (Astronaut)
1969, July
Buzz Aldrin standing beside the U.S. flag, Apollo 11

Chromogenic print
20.2 x 20.2 cm
 
Bassenge Photography Auctions
19th - 21st Century Photography, 8 December 2021, Lot: 4278
 
Because the moon lacks any atmosphere the flag was stiffened with wire for this photograph so that it would appear to be fluttering in the breeze.
 
Lit.: Terry Hope. Spacecam, Photographing the Final Frontier from Apollo to Hubble. 2005, ill. p. 22.
 
LL/115616