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THE MERCURY MISSION CONTROL CENTER, SIGNED
Black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches, October 1960.

20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$375 inc. premium

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THE MERCURY MISSION CONTROL CENTER, SIGNED

Black and white photograph, 8 x 10 inches, October 1960. Printed captions on verso reading in part: "Mercury Control Center Main Control Room, RCA Inspector – Acceptable."

SIGNED by SCOTT CARPENTER, GORDON COOPER, and WALLY SCHIRRA.

An early photograph of the just completed Mercury Control room showing two rows of consoles, the large earth orbit map with associated ground tracking stations, countdown clock, elapsed time clock, orbit counter, retrofire countdown clock, and numerous other flight information displays.

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