LAWRENCE, ROBERT H. JR. Portrait Photograph Inscribed and Signed. 8 x 10-inch glossy, stamped on verso: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo Los Angeles, California." Los Angeles, circa 1966 E350/500 Inscribed: "dear Mr. Walker, best of luck with your

LAWRENCE, ROBERT H. JR. Portrait Photograph Inscribed and Signed. 8 x 10-inch glossy, stamped on verso: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo Los Angeles, California." Los Angeles, circa 1966 E350/500 Inscribed: "dear Mr. Walker, best of luck with your collection. sincerely, Robert H. Lawrence jr." While Lawrence was never a member of a manned space expedition, he was the first African-American astronaut. Killed when his F-104 fighter crashed at Edwards Air Force base in 1967, NASA and the White House officially honored his place in history in December 1997. [SEE ILLUSTRATION]