Bonhams 1793 : SURVEYOR III. Group of 10 images taken by Surveyor III, around April 21-22, 1967,

Group of 10 images taken by Surveyor III, around April 21-22, 1967, Polaroid prints, approximately 3¾ x 3 inches (95 x 75 mm) on 7 x 4¼ inch (178 x 110 mm) sheets, "Polaroid" and reference numbers printed on verso, together with 5 period NASA press release photographs (3 being duplicates), gelatin silver prints, 7 x 7½ inches (178 x 190 mm) on 8 x 10 inch (200 x 255 mm) sheets, mimeographed captions on verso.

The Surveyors used television cameras to transmit images back to Earth. Each ground station had the ability to produce instant Polaroid prints from the television pictures.

Sold for US$ 312 inc. premium

Category: Space / Space History

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