Mt. Brukkaros Observatory, Southwest Africa

ID: 94-12593

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: c. 1927

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder 7

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Summary

"Panorama of solar observatory and observers' house on Mt. Brukkaros, Southwest Africa, in the heart of the Hottentot Reservation. This observatory is financed by the National Geographic Society and run cooperatively by the Society and the Smithsonian Institution." This observatory was established in 1926.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
  • National Geographic Society

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

There are many other pictures of Mt. Brukkaros in 7005/168/7

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 186, Folder 7

Contact information

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

Date

c. 1927

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

  • Observatories
  • Landscapes
  • Mt. Brukkaros, Southwest Africa
  • Observing (field) stations

Place

Africa

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Landscape

ID Number

94-12593

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 6w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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