Sumatra Eclipse Expedition

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

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

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

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.

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

Standard number

94-12603

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Group

Physical description

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

Place

Sumatra (Indonesia)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Secretaries

Sumatra Eclipse Expedition, 1901

Expeditions

Observing (field) stations

Draper, Paul A

Skinner, Mr

Observatories

Solar eclipses

Secretariats

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_8156