Attractive color glossy 14 x 10.75 photo of Commander Cernan posing between the lunar rover and American flag on the surface of the moon, affixed to the original 20 x 16 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, "Gene Cernan," "Harrison H. Schmitt," and "Ron Evans," who dates the photograph, "Apollo XVII 6-19 Dec 1972," and adds an inscription to upper portion of mount, "To Bob Bryce, This is your view of the valley of Taurus-Littrow, we stood on the shoulders of giants, very sincere and personal best wishes to a great friend, from the crew of Apollo 17, Gene, Ron, Jack.” In fine condition, with a block of toning from previous display and stray line through beginning of inscription. A car dealer on Florida's Merritt Island during the early NASA programs, Bob Bryce often lent his cars to the wives of astronauts who were in town to watch launches at the nearby Kennedy Space Center.
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