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Earth from the Thermosphere, made by a camera attached to a V2 Rocket over White Sands Missile Range

V2 Rocket

Earth from the Thermosphere, made by a camera attached to a V2 Rocket over White Sands Missile Range

1946
Image: 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, Sheet: 8 x 10 inches
Gelatin silver print on matte fiber paper

Purchased on funds given by the Margaret T. Morris Foundation and by Richard and Ronay Menschel, with special assistance by Daniel Blau.

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Inscriptions/Markings
Verso: inscribed, in pencil: The Earth taken by a camera attached to a V2 rocket; stamped, in black ink: September 1, 1953.
Summary
Curve of surface of Earth as seen from space.
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Century
20th century
Department
Photography