W. S. Adams, Director of Mount Wilson Observatory

ID: 94-12602

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1940?

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder 1

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Summary

Dr. W. S. Adams, retired director of the Mount Wilson Observatory and a close friend of fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Charles Greeley Abbot.

Subject

  • Adams, Walter S (Walter Sydney) 1876-1956
  • Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872
  • Mount Wilson Observatory
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

c. 1940?

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Observatories
  • Directors
  • Astronomers
  • Portraits
  • Observing (field) stations

Form/Genre

Photographic print

ID Number

94-12602

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print

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