Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Advanced Search
Back to Collection Search

Crofton Lithographing Corp. The deployment of the flag of the United States on the surface of the Moon

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09799.02 Author/Creator: Crofton Lithographing Corp. Place Written: Chicago, Illinois Type: Photograph Date: 20 July 1969 Pagination: 1 lithograph Height: 18.3 cm, Width: 23.3 cm Order a Copy

One lithograph entitled, "The deployment of the flag of the United States on the surface of the Moon," dated July 20, 1969. Image displays Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin placing the American flag on the moon's surface.

Aldrin, Buzz, 1930-
Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012
1945 to the Present
Space
Moon
Lunar landing
NASA
The Sixties

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources

The copyright law of the United States (title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.