Sumatra Eclipse Expedition

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Summary

Photograph of the members of the Sumatra Eclipse Expedition in 1901: (l-r) Jewell, Eichelberger, Dr. Mitchell, Littell, Dr. Humphries, Peters, Professor Barnard, Dinwiddie, Paul A. Draper, Astrophysicist Charles Greeley Abbot (Aid Acting in Charge of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), later to become the Director of the SAO and Fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian, 1928-1944), and Professor Skinner. The men are standing on a deck of a ship in a harbor, all wearing suits, ties, and hats.

Subject

  • Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) b. 1872
  • 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

1901

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Solar eclipses
  • Observatories
  • Secretariats
  • Secretaries
  • Draper, Paul A
  • Expeditions
  • Skinner, Mr
  • Sumatra Eclipse Expedition, 1901
  • Observing (field) stations

Place

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Group

ID Number

94-12603

Physical description

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

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