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First photo after landing, showing moon’s horizon and the ladder of the lunar module.

PIX Publishing, Inc1969

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States

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Title: First photo after landing, showing moon’s horizon and the ladder of the lunar module.
Creator: PIX Publishing, Inc
Date Created: 1969
Physical Dimensions: h 20, w 24.9 cm
Type: Photographs
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Credit Line: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by Michael Zilkha

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