Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31– February 9, 1971

PrinterAmerican, born 1953
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31– February 9, 1971
  • This picture shows the Lunar Module, Antares, as seen by astronauts Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Edgar D. Mitchell at the Fra Mauro Crater landing site. Tracks from the Modular Equipment Transporter, predecessor to the motorized Lunar Rover, can be seen in the foreground.
  • from the portfolio NASA: A Quarter Century of Space Exploration
DateJanuary 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991
PlaceUnited States
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 16 3/16 × 16 9/16 in. (41.1 × 42 cm)
Sheet: 19 × 18 1/2 in. (48.2 × 47 cm)
Mat: 26 × 21 15/16 in. (66 × 55.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Target Collection of American Photography, museum purchase funded by Target Stores
Object number93.199.15
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Robert Mann Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"The Moon: 'Houston, Tranquility Base Here. The Eagle Has Landed'," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 27, 2009–January 10, 2010.

"Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum's Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 20–September 2, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in black ink, lower left corner below image: "29/1000", lower right corner below image: "# 15"

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Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14, January 31–February 9, 1971: Lunar module, Antares, on lunar surface
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
January 31–February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.26
Mission: Mercury-Redstone 3, Freedom 7: Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space
Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
May 5, 1961, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.1
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 16, April 16–27, 1972
Charles M. Duke, Jr.
April 16–27, 1972, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.16
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 14: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. plants American flag on the moon
Edgar D. Mitchell
January 31– February 9, 1971, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.14
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 9: Lunar module, "Spider," Orbiting the Earth.
David R. Scott
March 3–13, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.8
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
Neil A. Armstrong
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.10
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 11, July 16–24, 1969
Neil A. Armstrong
July 16–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.9
Mission: Apollo-Saturn 12: Alan L. Bean collecting lunar samples during second lunar landing
Charles P. "Pete" Conrad
November 14–24, 1969, printed 1991
Dye imbibition print
93.199.12