4x5 aerial photography Apollo 11 crowd on launch day

Aerial 4x5 negatives taken from Titusville, Florida Harbor shortly before the Apollo 11 launch. Shows crowds of people and cars in great detail.

The photographer is unfortunately unknown.

Master scans of original negatives performed at 160Mp, for FLickr reduced to 40Mp

Commented by AS_501 on the nasaspaceflight forum:
“Judging by the shadows cast by the trees and various structures, I'm guessing shortly before launch (9:32am DST). Also note that people seem to have moved to the best positions to watch the launch, ie they don't wander for hours before launch."


Flickr Album 40Mp Link:


Example of negative after scan:


05 cropped to landscape:


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