Lot 912
John Papp: General Electric Photographic Technician at Center for Research and Development. Two Full Notebooks With Photos, Negatives of Apollo. While at GE, John Papp worked as a photographer for GE Works News and as a photographic technician at GE’s Center for Research and Development in Niskayuna. Papp worked for General Electric from 1952 until his retirement in 1988. Two crammed notebooks from what evidently was file box after file box of historical photographs that now much is archived at the Grems-Doolittle Library, Schenectady Historical Society in Schenectady, NY. The archive related to early glass slide photos of the area and Lake Erie which he collected and preserved. But through his work at GE as their lead photo technician, he was involved with NASA regarding photos and lunar sample studies. Notebook #1: There are at least 18 B&W 8 x 10s of various images of lunar samples being tested, electron microscopy, core samples with top metal casing remove, two color photos of super enlarged crystal formations and more. Most of the photos have stamped on verso an inventory code and " G.E. Research & Dev. Ctr. Schenectady, NY. Also a thick publication issued by GE's R&D Division, the cover on Moon Rocks but also has other developments made in the year 1969. The balance is Zeiss Lens information, solar eclipse photos, and some Apollo information brochures. Notebook #2 has 10 B&W photos from the first landing, all stamped July 20 1969 on verso, of heavily static images from the initial broadcast of the landing and somewhat eerie. Also are there are 12+ packs of 70mm color negatives all labeled. Two packages focused on the historic images of boots on the moon. Further several 8 x 10" photos also of boots (or a portion of the boot) photographed in a studio then superimposed over a photo of the moon as if an advertisement Clearly G.E. had something to with them. Also 12+ photos from negatives of the moon and lunar surface. All in excellent condition. An interesting lot which we recommend viewing in person to appreciate. Estimated Value $300 - UP
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