1963 Original Press Photo by NASA.NASA, under its Artist Cooperation Program, had eight artists assigned to astronaut Gordon Cooper\'s Mercury-Atlas 9 MA-9 mission. Approximately 60 sketches have been selected from the hundreds of drawings made by the eight artists for release. These sketches will be used by the artists to complete finished paintings.
MA-9 was the first occasion on which the artists were invited to participate under NASA contract.
PHOTO SHOWS:Artist Mitchell Jamison\'s painting, \"Faith 7,\" on hangar deck of aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge, May 1963.Jamieson was on the hangar deck to artistically record the exact moment Faith 7 was hoisted out of the water and onto the ship, documenting Cooper’s first steps back in Earth\'s gravity after 22 orbits
Photo is Dated: June 25, 1963.
THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC PHOTO, NOT A COPY OR SCANS.
Photo Measures Approximately: 10 x 8 Inches.
THERE ARE FEW MINOR CREASE MARKINGS.Part Number: AAA73303ALL items are more than likely going to have condition wear (small creases, corner wear, etc...) due to age and touching. These photos were meant to be handled and were by the newspapers and other media outlets before we purchased them.
MOREINFORMATION:
-Theremight be small smudges that should be able to be removed.
-Sometimesthe markings on the back of the photos can be seen through the front,it just depends on the thickness of the photo and how dark the inkis.
-Everythingshown on the Front/Back of the photo is included.
Ourcompany purchases Authentic Photograph Archives.
Allof our Photos are Vintage from Newspapers Photo Archives and MediaOutlets across the World. NOTHING we sell on is a copy that wehave produced.
Asof right now, we have acquired over 25 Photo Archives and our always looking for more.
Related Items:
1963 Press Photo Artist Sketch of NASA Mercury-Atlas 9 Space Capsule Faith 7
$19.99
1963 NASA Langley Lunar Research Craft Prototype Press Photo
$95.00
1963 Texas Welcome Dinner Press Pass President John Kennedy Assassination PSA 7
$892.46
