Prints of Peking Observatory

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Abstract

4 black-and-white photographs document Edmund Heller's field work during the American Museum of Natural History China Expedition, 1916-1917. There are descriptions on the reverse side of images. Prints include a detail image of a sextant base and map of stars at Peking Observatory. No negatives.

Date Range

1916-1917

Start Date

1916

End Date

1917

Access Information

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Topic

Place

  • Beijing
  • China

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

Accession #

SIA RU007179

Collection name

Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

Physical Description

1 envelope

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 8 Folder 27