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Artifacts from the Final Frontier

William Shatner (right) with his stunt double John C. Meier on location for STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME.
"You idiots! This is not him! You've captured Shatner's stunt double!" William Shatner (right) with his stunt double John C. Meier (left) on location for STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME.

I've been doing some file cleaning on Dropbox and my Mac. You know, just clearing out things I don't need, reorganizing stuff that's littered my desktop, and all that jazz. Welp, I rediscovered a images of STAR TREK artifacts I snagged and saved. Actual props, screen-used costumes, behind-the-scenes, and production artwork. All sorts of ephemera from the Final Frontier.

I've shared some of it on my Bluesky account, such as Gates McFadden's screen-worn uniforms, Puma-designed Starfleet boots, and the construction of the TNG bridge set. And a few more in some of the most recent articles.

Well, here are more gems from my collection, snagged from various auctions and defunct websites.

Enjoy!

Captain James T. Kirk sits behind a three-dimensional chess set, blurred in foreground. Behind Kirk is a starmap.
Previously unreleased promo image of William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk.
Close up shot of Captain James T. Kirk, as played by William Shatner, holding a phaser to his face.
Another unreleased promo photo of William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk
An unused medical smock from the aborted STAR TREK II. It's blue with opening slits at the sides and elbow length sleeves.
An unused medical smock from the aborted STAR TREK II sequel series that became STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.
A mustard velour tunic with black collar. A zipper runs down the neck to the shoulder. Notch slits are at the cuff.
A leftover velour tunic from the OG STAR TREK's two pilots. It's been modified with a black collar so it matches the uniforms in the series. The slits at the cuff and the neck-to-shoulder zipper are a dead giveaway.
Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Pike in sparkly Arabian night robes sitting on pillows. He sits at a round table with gold goblets and a bowl of fruit. It's draped in a red table cloth with gold tassels. A Starfleet officer sits at the other end of the table.
Space Pimp Pike from his Talosian fantasy in the OG STAR TREK's first pilot, "The Cage."
Leonard Nimoy's unused TOS uniform update for the aborted sequel series STAR TREK II, which became THE MOTION PICTURE. The dead giveaway is the large pant cuffs with slit and the taller ribbed black collar on the tunic.
Leonard Nimoy's unused TOS uniform update for the aborted sequel series STAR TREK II, which became THE MOTION PICTURE. The dead giveaway is the large pant cuffs with slit and the taller ribbed black collar on the tunic.
Close up of the new trouser cuffs with slit for STAR TREK II (70s show).
Close up of the new trouser cuffs with slit for STAR TREK II (70s show).
And the tunic's inside label, written in Sharpie, identifying it's meant for "Nimoy, Leonard."
And the tunic's inside label, written in Sharpie, identifying it's meant for "Nimoy, Leonard."
Close up of the blue tunic.
Close up of the blue tunic.
Close up of Anson Mount's screen-used Starfleet Delta with command star, as used in STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS.
Close up of Anson Mount's screen-used Starfleet Delta with command star, as used in STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS.
Top panel is a green dome with a time Enterprise in the center. Bottom panel is a BTS pic of the Enterprise bridge during filming.
The upper navigational dome from the Enterprise bridge set from STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.
Candid photo from season two of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION with Patrick Stewart surrounded by the extras in Starfleet uniforms.
Candid photo from season two of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION with Patrick Stewart surrounded by the extras in Starfleet uniforms.
Alt-text: Hand-drawn schematic of a starship labeled "TREK Enterprise / Interior" with various sections annotated. Transcribed Text: TREK ENTERPRISE / INTERIOR Lifeboats Upper Sensor Platform Docking Pods (Ext.) Bridge Conf. Lounge Shuttle Bay? Shuttle Store Cargo Hangs Observation Deck Shopping Living Gym Labs Aux. Control Main Engine Room Captain’s Yacht Not a Heavy Cruiser Starship Not a Warship Ambassador Class? Galaxy Aux. Control Antimatter Store Aux. Control Photon Room B.O.Q. Lower Sensor Platform Main Engine Room Phaser Equipment Shuttle Bay Captain's Yacht Launch/Shuttle Bay Cuttaway Store Lights Etc.
Andy Probert's early thoughts on the internal schematic of the Enterprise-D. This rough sketch depicts his notes for location for the bridge, quarters, cargo, shuttle bays, and engineering. There are also sketches for windows, walls, and the bridge turbolift alcove.

Every few weeks, I'll do a roundup post of artifacts I've collected. And I will still occasionally attach a few to the main articles. So stand by on this frequency.

Next Week: Spirk it to me!

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