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1947 Neil Armstrong signed High School Yearbook
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A rare autographed edition of the Yearbook (called The Retrospect 1947) published by the Class of 1947 from Blume High School, Wapakoneta, Ohio. One of the students was a young Neil Armstrong. The book is signed by Armstrong in fountain pen ink to a clear area beneath his printed text with a rare early form of his signature. The Yearbook is also signed by eighteen further Senior classmates of Armstrong, all in fountain pen inks with their names alone alongside their portraits. Also featuring a number of annotations in the hand of a previous owner, largely indicating where various students have died, in some cases accompanied by the date of their death. A highly unusual form of Armstrong’s signature in block letters. The book features printed text and images relating to various sporting, theatrical and other events that took place throughout the year, and also including small portrait images and brief printed text relating to the students and teachers at the school. The condition is good. A few pages are loose and the entire contents separated from the binding and with some light overall age wear. It was during this period that Armstrong’s passion for flying grew and whilst attending Blume High School he also took flying lessons at the grassy Wapakoneta airfield.
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969) and will eternally be remembered as the first man to walk on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American Astronaut, Commander of Apollo XI (1969) and will eternally be remembered as the first man to walk on the Moon.
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