Dominique Ciccolella
Sale Coordinator and Expert Liaison
This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in
![[Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft William Anders, 21-27 December 1968 image 1](/_next/image.jpg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg1.bonhams.com%2Fimage%3Fsrc%3DImages%2Flive%2F2025-03%2F24%2F25639331-139-1.jpg&w=2400&q=75)
![[Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft William Anders, 21-27 December 1968 image 2](/_next/image.jpg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg1.bonhams.com%2Fimage%3Fsrc%3DImages%2Flive%2F2025-03%2F24%2F25639331-139-2.jpg&w=2400&q=75)
Lot 163
[Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft William Anders, 21-27 December 1968
14 – 28 April 2025, 12:00 CEST
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €307.20 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Post-War and Contemporary Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
Sabine Cornette de Saint Cyr
Head of Department
Chloe Mayot
Senior Cataloguer
Marion Richard
Specialist
[Apollo 8] HUMANITY ORBITS ANOTHER WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME: Commander Frank Borman in the Moon-orbiting spacecraft
William Anders, 21-27 December 1968
Printed 1968.
Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image S-68-56531].
Numbered "NASA S-68-56531" in red in the top margin, with NASA caption and "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
This image captures a historic first: a human not only beyond Earth but in the vicinity of another world.
Frank Borman is seen at his commander's station as the Apollo 8 Command Module orbits the Moon, in this rare still from a 16mm movie film recorded by William Anders. James Lovell is visible at the bottom of the picture.
Printed 1968.
Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper [NASA image S-68-56531].
Numbered "NASA S-68-56531" in red in the top margin, with NASA caption and "A Kodak Paper" watermark on the reverse (issued by NASA Manned Spacecraft Centre, Houston, Texas).
20.3 x 25.4 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Historical context
This image captures a historic first: a human not only beyond Earth but in the vicinity of another world.
Frank Borman is seen at his commander's station as the Apollo 8 Command Module orbits the Moon, in this rare still from a 16mm movie film recorded by William Anders. James Lovell is visible at the bottom of the picture.
Footnotes
[NASA caption] APOLLO 8 IVA—Astronaut Frank Borman, commander, is shown during intravehicular activity on the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission. This still print was made from movie film taken by an on-board 16mm motion picture camera.
Watch more
CLICK HERE : Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine K
Additional information
Bid now on these items
