LM Eagle and Earthrise Michael Collins [Apollo 11], 16-24 July 1969
LM Eagle and Earthrise Michael Collins [Apollo 11], 16-24 July 1969
vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper 10 h × 8 w in (25 × 20 cm)
Michael Collins became the only person in history to capture a photograph showing every human being in the universe (including the two astronauts in Eagle) except himself.
'A Kodak Paper' watermarks to verso.
note: Media visuals referencing the original NASA photograph(s) not included.
literature: National Geographic, December 1969, ppg. 748-749 illustrates a variation Moon: Man’s Greatest Adventure, Thomas, ed., pg. 206 illustrates a variation The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography, 1962–1972, Schick and Van Haaften, pg. 75 illustrates a variation Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, pg. 64 illustrates a variation Apollo Expeditions to the Moon (NASA SP-350), Cortright, ed., pg. 219 illustrates a variation