Arthur Louis Day (1869-1960)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0909]

Creator: Cribbs, J. W

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0909

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Summary

Shown standing on Obsidian Cliff in Yellowstone National Park, geophysicist and volcanologist Arthur Louis Day (1869-1960) taught at Yale University until 1897, worked for the U.S. Geological Survey until 1906, and then joined the Carnegie Institution, where he served as director of the Geophysical Laboratory until 1936.

Subject

  • Day, Arthur L (Arthur Louis) 1869-1960
  • Yale University
  • Geological Survey (U.S.)
  • Carnegie Institution of Washington Geophysical Laboratory

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0909

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

  • Geology
  • Geophysics

Place

Yellowstone National Park

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Black-and-white photographs

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0909]

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