Lot 889
Collection of 4 Notebooks Exactly as Found from Dick Underwood's Personal Archive: Apollos 8, 9, 10 and 17, 80+ Vintage Original Photos (1927-2011) Richard "Dick" Underwood was chief engineer on the production of the first topographic maps of the moon. He was the first person to view every photograph from the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz and the first 23 space shuttle missions. He also provided technical training to every astronaut who went into space in the 20th Century. Collection of sleeved, three ringed binders of photos, a mixture of 8 x 10" vintage original B&W and color images with the color photos having red serial numbers. The B&W truly stand out. Know Underwood affixed on some of the images a bit of adhesive so photos would not slide out. The adhesive can be removed with care and a safe photographic solvent. The number of photos by mission: Apollo 8: 17 photos, Apollo 9: 24 photos, Apollo 10: 24 photos, Apollo 17: 16 photos.
Photos are still in the binders Underwood housed them, the color photos showing evidence of dye instability due to age, heat and humidity common for 40+ year NASA color photos. But the B&W photos remain quite nice. Estimated Value $500 - UP
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