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Three astronauts in a production still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Two astronauts stand on the hull of a spaceship offering a line to a third astronaut who floats against a background of stars. On the right, a technician o...
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Two astronauts suspended by wires in a production still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: In this production still for "Destination Moon," two astronauts are suspended on wires. One holds a large gas canister. The other is grabbing the first. An...
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Production still for "Destination Moon" with two astronauts and a dolly covered with black velvet.

Date: 1950
Description: An interesting production still showing how the rescue of a spacewalking astronaut was filmed. One astronaut, holding a gas canister for propulsion, sits o...
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Astronauts in their bunks in a scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Four astronauts are strapped into their bunks in a spaceship interior. From top left, proceeding clockwise, the actors are John Archer, Tom Powers, Warner ...
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Two astronauts on the moon, a scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Two fully-suited astronauts stand on the moon's surface in a scene still for "Destination Moon." The astronaut facing the camera, played by Tom Powers, hol...
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Untethered astronaut on spaceship hull, a scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Standing at the extreme tail end of a spaceship, near the rocket's exhaust, an astronaut bends down. His disconnected safety line floats behind him.
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Lunar scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: An astronaut in a spacesuit carries some stiff laundry on the surface of the moon in scene still for "Destination Moon." On his belt are a flashlight, an a...
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Tom Powers in a "Destination Moon" publicity still.

Date: 1950
Description: Actor Tom Powers shows signs of distress strapped onto a spaceship bunk in a publicity still for "Destination Moon."
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John Archer and Tom Powers in "Destination Moon" scene still.

Date: 1950
Description: Actors John Archer (left) and Tom Powers (right) pose in the set for the interior of a spacecraft. Powers is buckled into a padded bunk.
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"Destination Moon" scene still with John Archer and his suction boots.

Date: 1950
Description: The actor John Archer hangs on a ladder and puts on suction boots in a spaceship interior for a "Destination Moon" scene still. His posture is awkward, pro...
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"Destination Moon" scene still with John Archer and suction boots.

Date: 1950
Description: With one foot on a desk and the other on a wall, actor John Archer simulates weightlessness in a scene still for "Destination Moon." He wears suction boots...
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Three astronauts prepare to rescue a fourth in a production still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Three astronauts stand on the outer hull of a spaceship. One of them holds a large gas canister. Behind them, against a starry, black sky, floats a compani...
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Dick Wesson in a scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Actor Dick Wesson stands in a spaceship playing a harmonica in a scene still for "Destination Moon."
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Production still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Technicians for the 1950 science fiction film "Destination Moon" look into the rotatable set of a spaceship interior. A rotatable Technicolor motion pictur...
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Putting on a spacesuit, production still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Actor Tom Powers is being dressed in an astronaut costume for "Destination Moon." On the right are Warner Anderson, already in costume, and the director Ir...
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"Destination Moon" production still.

Date: 1950
Description: Two actors in space suits and suction cup boots work on the exterior of a spaceship in a production still for "Destination Moon." Behind them is a black sk...
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Production still for "Destination Moon"

Date: 1950
Description: Cast and crew of the 1950 science fiction film "Destination Moon" are on a lunar set including one leg of a gigantic spacecraft. Facing out, Lionel Lindon,...
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"Destination Moon" scene still with John Archer.

Date: 1950
Description: Actor John Archer is in the spaceship interior set of "Destination Moon." He walks carefully in a pair of boots with suction cups and holds another pair i...
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"Destination Moon" prodution still with Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson, and John Archer.

Date: 1950
Description: From left to right, the actors Warner Anderson, Dick Wesson, and John Archer relax on a lunar set during the filming of "Destination Moon." They sit on sto...
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Astronauts in their bunks in a scene still for "Destination Moon."

Date: 1950
Description: Photographed at an angle, four astronauts are strapped into their bunks in a spaceship interior. From top left, proceeding clockwise, the actors are John A...

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