MERCURY SEVEN: READY FOR FLIGHT. Chromogenic color photograph, January 1961, 8 x 10 inches (204 x 254 mm), NASA ID in red: S-61-1250, — MERCURY SEVEN: READY FOR FLIGHT. Chromogenic color photograph, January 1961, 8 x 10 inches (204 x 254 mm), NASA ID in red: S-61-1250,

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Sale: Bonhams — Space History, Online, Los Angeles · 8 July 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-393411
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Mercury Seven: Ready For Flight. Chromogenic Color Photograph, January 1961, 8 X 10 Inches, MERCURY SEVEN: READY FOR FLIGHT. Chromogenic color photograph, January 1961, 8 x 10 inches (204 x 254 mm), NASA ID in red: S-61-1250,. Bonhams, 8 Jul 2023, lot 125. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-393411.

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Mercury Seven: Ready For Flight. Chromogenic Color Photograph, January 1961, 8 X 10 Inches, MERCURY SEVEN: READY FOR FLIGHT. Chromogenic color photograph, January 1961, 8 x 10 inches (204 x 254 mm), NASA ID in red: S-61-1250,. Bonhams, 8 Jul 2023, lot 125. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-393411.

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