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Aldrin setting out seismometer near module, U.S.A. flag in background
1969
Medium
type C photograph on aluminium
Measurements
38.8 × 48.8 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.: 37 / At Tranquility Base, with the scientific equipment carried / there on the Apollo XI flight, astronaut Edwin Aldrin is set- / ting out the seismometer with its shiny beryllium container. / In the background the glittering insulation of the lunar mo- / dule reflects the sun's rays, and the American flag and a TV camera can be seen to the left. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to set foot / on the moon. July 20, 1969 Hasseblad 500 EL Data Camera / with Zeiss Biogon f.5.6/60mm lens. / Printed in Sweden by AB Inplastor / (text repeated in Swedish / German / French) / COURTESY OF NASA / HASSELBAD
Accession Number
PH391-1971
Department
International Photography
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