David Scott

Portrait of James Irwin and the Lunar Rover in front of Mount Hadley

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, EVA 1

Large-format presentation vintage chromogenic print on resin coated Kodak paper, 26.5 x 34cm,
flush-mounted on original 40.5 x 50.5cm (16 x 20in) NASA board [NASA AS11-86-11603]
40.5 x 50.5cm (16 x 20in)

Chaikin, Space, p. 120; Hope, p.29; NASA SP-250, p.264.

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“Vistas without parallel in human experience surrounded the crews on the great voyages of exploration. Mount Hadley, rising 2.75 miles above the plain, is Apollo 15’s backdrop as Jim Irwin sets up the first lunar rover vehicle on the Moon.”
Harrison Schmitt (NASA SP-250, p. 265)