Some 1500 tapes with moon photos from the Lunar Orbiter missions back in 1966/67 have been located in an abandoned McDonald's on NASA Ames property in Mountain View. These are the original 70mm films, therefore with much enhanced picture quality compared to what's available currently, even by today's standards. They are in the process of digitizing and bringing online the 3000 pictures within the next year.
Old NASA Tapes Reveal Stunning New Moon Images; Resolution Unparalleled - News Story - KTVU San Francisco
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