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Nasa, Washington, D.C. (manufacturer)
Neil Armstrong (photographer)
Edwin Aldrin on moon, Armstrong and module reflected in visor, July 1969 1969
type C photograph on aluminium
48.8 × 39.0 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Edwin Aldrin on moon, Armstrong and module reflected in visor, July 1969
1969
Medium
type C photograph on aluminium
Measurements
48.8 × 39.0 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
printed in silver (in image) on paper label l.r.: HASSELBLAD
printed on support reverse c.: 35 (G) / With his Hasselblad 500EL Data Camera attached at chest / height to his spacesuit, astronaut Neil Armstrong took this / photo of his collegue, Edwin Aldrin while the later was / taking a look at the desolate lunar landscape. Aldrin's / gold-plated visor is illuminated by the brilliant rays of the / sun, and it reflects his own shadow, Armstrong taking the / photograph, the lunar module and the scientific parapher- / nalia laid out. The crosses of the Reseau plate are clearly / recorded on the photo. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" / Aldrin were the first men to land on the moon. July 20 1969. / Printed in Sweden by AB Inplastor / (text repeated in Swedish / German). / HASSELBLAD
Accession Number
PH389-1971
Department
International Photography
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