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In den WarenkorbPhotographic print of the iconic âEarthrise'Âimage taken by BillÂAndersÂduring theÂApolloÂ8 mission. Glossy finish color print of the earth rising over the moon, with "To Gene Cernan" calligraphically inscribed on the mat beneath. Boldly signed on the mat beneath the photograph by Neil Armstrong, Gene Cernan, George H.W. Bush an…d Cy Laughter. The first and last men on the moon met future president George Bush at a 1987 âBogie Bustersâ golf tournament in Ohioâ"an annual event hosted by Laughter from 1967 to 1991. Dayton businessman Cy Laughter founded the annual golf tournament, which ran for thirty years, to raise money for charity and it drew many major national celebrities each year. Quadruple matted and framed. The print is in fine condition and the original mat in near fine condition condition. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 17 inches. Rare and desirable. Taken by American astronaut William Anders from lunar orbit on December 24th 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission, 'Earthrise' has become synonymous with the American space program and essentially marked the beginning of the environmental program. In Life's 100 Photographs that Changed the World, wilderness photographer Galen Rowell called Earthrise "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken". Fifty years to the day after taking the photo, William Anders observed, "We set out to explore the moon and instead discovered the Earth.".
