[Plaque Left on the Moon by Apollo 11]

Publisher National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) American

1969

Not on view

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Title: [Plaque Left on the Moon by Apollo 11]
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Date: 1969
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: Image: 6 7/8 × 8 9/16 in. (17.5 × 21.7 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.5 × 25.3 cm)
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon, 2016
Object Number: 2016.796.9
Curatorial Department: Photographs

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