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Title
Edwin Powell Hubble, in front of a model of the 100-inch reflecting telescope
Creator
Sharland - Black Star
Date Created and/or Issued
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
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
Portrait of Edwin Powell Hubble, possibly at the Carnegie Institution, P Street office, in front of a model of the 100-inch reflecting telescope. Photograph taken by: Sharland -- Black Star. Hubble is seated on the edge of a table, with a pipe in his mouth. Hubble is wearing a suit and tie.
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 film neg; 1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 2906
30903
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/816
Subject
Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-1953
Astronomers
Scientists
Telescopes
Prototypes, Engineering
Engineering models
Astronomical models
Building models
Suits (Clothing)
Tobacco pipes
Portrait photographs
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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