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His three Hugo awards, the telescope is for his induction into the SF hall of fame, the Astounding contains his first published words, the paper is his original subscription order for Astounding, and the watch is with his Phi Beta Kappa key.
At home at Arrowhead, Milford, Pennsylvania in the 1950's. This is the west side of the home; the front door is to your right (his left), and the windows face Harford street. You see that quart of beer? He loved his beer.
His gravestone at Oxford, in the United Kingdom. It isn't carved very deeply, and even with contrast forcing, this is the best photo we've found such that you have any chance of reading the inscription. Recent looks at the stone reveal considerable aging, and even less legibility. In case you can't make it out, it says:

JAMES BLISH
1921-1975
AUTHOR
On his Vespa scooter, in Manhatten, New York in the 1960's. He used it to commute between Milford, PA, and Manhatten where he was employed.