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Title
Edwin Powell Hubble, Albert Einstein and five others gathered at the Hale Library, Pasadena
Date Created and/or Issued
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Seven (7) astronomers and scientists gathered at Mount Wilson Observatory's Hale Library, Santa Barbara Street offices, Pasadena, California. Standing, left to right, are: Milton L. Humason, Edwin Powell Hubble, Charles St. John, Albert Abraham Michelson, Albert Einstein, William Wallace Campbell, and Walter S. Adams. The men are standing in front of a portrait painting and a blackboard, which is in front of bookshelves with books. All of the men are wearing suits.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 4X5 B/W print; 1 4X5 film neg; 1 8X10 print; 1 8X10 film neg
Identifier
COPC 2806
30803
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/804
Subject
Humason, Milton L. (Milton La Salle), 1891-1972
Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-1953
St. John, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1857-1935
Michelson, Albert A. (Albert Abraham), 1852-1931
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938
Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956
Science and technology libraries
Astronomers
Scientists
Portrait paintings
Blackboards
Books
Shelving for books
Suits (Clothing)
Group portraits
Portrait photographs
Pasadena (Calif.)
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Pasadena (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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