Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection

The Willard P. Williams Lunar Orbiter Photograph Collection consists of three panels of black-and-white positive transparent film strips and two photographic prints. The film strips were received by Williams from the NASA Lunar Orbiter while stationed in Australia and document the various features of the moon.. Each panel consists of about 25 individual strips mounted together between clear acrylic sheets measuring about 24x30" in order to form one image. The three panels appear to all be imagery from the first Lunar Orbiter mission, which launched August 10, 1966. The images correlate to frames 1007, 1069, and 1113 as listed in the Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery on the Lunar and Planetary Institute website. The two photographic prints in the collection are images made from different negatives strips than the panels; these have not been identified.