Crew and Scientists, Solar Eclipse Expedition, on board the "U.S.S. Los Angeles."

Summary

Crew and scientists for the solar eclipse expedition, on board the dirigible U.S.S. Los Angeles. Left to right: Chester Burleigh Watts (1889-1971), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; George Henry Peters (1863-1947), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; Frank Bowers Littell (1869-1951), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; Edwin Taylor Pollock (1870-1943), Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory; Walter Leroy Richardson (1889-1945), chief photographer for the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics; Alvin K. Peterson, chief photographer for the U.S. Navy; Watson Davis (1896-1967), Managing Editor, Science Service.

Subject

• Watts, C. B (Chester Burleigh) 1889-1971
• Peters, George Henry 1863-1947
• Littell, Frank Bowers 1869-1951
• Pollock, Edwin T (Edwin Taylor) 1870-1943
• Richardson, Walter Leroy 1889-1945
• Peterson, Alvin K
• Davis, Watson 1896-1967
• U.S.S. Los Angeles (Airship)
• United States Naval Observatory
• United States Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics
• United States Navy
• Science Service

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2017-003777

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1925
• January 24, 1925

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• Solar eclipses
• Scientific expeditions
• Astronomy

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2017-003777]

Physical description

Photographic prints; 3.5 x 5.5

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