News Broadcast of Secretary Abbot's Solar Invention
ID: SIA2011-0172 and 32605-10
Creator: Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: c. September 30, 1936
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Scrapbook II, 1934-1942, A-N
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In the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building of "Castle", fifth Secretary and astrophysicist Charles G. Abbot (1928-1944) stands to the far left with a group of people standing on a platform. Near the platform is the solar powered boiler invented by Abbot. The group is preparing for a news broadcast. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) filmed the test and by operating an electric generator a short program was broadcast by solar power.
Subject
- Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
- South Yard
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
- This image was taken by Ruel P. Tolman, former Director of Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts, and is included in a scrapbook of photographs of Smithsonian staff, grounds and buildings, exhibitions, and Washington, D.C. scenes. (Section A)
- See Neg. #s SIA2011-0166 through SIA2011-0173 and 4694C for other views of the Solar Boiler preparation.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7433, Box 3, Folder: Scrapbook II, 1934-1942, A-N
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
c. September 30, 1936
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Topic
- Astrophysicists
- Secretariats
- Astrophysics
- Secretaries
- Inventions
- Employees
- Observatories
- Scientific apparatus and instruments
- Solar energy
- Smithsonian Institution
- Personnel management
- Journalism
- Solar Boiler
- Special events
- Event
- Journalists
- Smithsonian Institution--Employees
Form/Genre
- Photographic print
- Event
- Group, candid
ID Number
SIA2011-0172 and 32605-10
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 2w x 2h; Type of Image: Event; Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print