Comments on: Apollo 11 videotapes sell for $1.82 million https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/apollo-11-videotapes-sell-for-1-82-million/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:41:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Mark McSherry https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/apollo-11-videotapes-sell-for-1-82-million/#comment-1069131 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:41:59 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=59614#comment-1069131 Robert Harris, who played a large part in the restoration of Lawrence of Arabia and Hitchcock’s Vertigo, wrote last week on the Home Theater Forum website during a discussion on the above mentioned auction—

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Decades ago, I purchased the assets of a documentary production entity, which created the majority of the NASA docs.

I originally acquired it with the intent of producing a multi-part doc on NASA and its predecessor, NACA. Never got around to it.

Beautiful 16 chromes, 35 negative, 70mm material, along with the original VistaVision negative of a Vanguard launch. Original 35 negative of the astronauts visiting Rocketdyne c. 1959.

Over the past few years I’ve discussed the collection with folks at NASA, but never had a cogent response.

You’d think they’d be desirous of owning this material.

Almost 550 rolls of film elements.

Although I offered to donate it to NASA, I’d love to sell it to some entity that would like to do a special doc.

Needs a proper home.

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