Walter S. Adams (left) & Paul W. Merrill standing amid four displays at the Mount Wilson Observatory exhibits area. On the far left-hand side, on the wall behind Adams is the Periodic table of elements. Several displays are shown, placed on tables. Merrill is standing behind a model of a spectroscope. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Astronomers Scientists Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956 Merrill, Paul W. (Paul Willard), 1887-1961 Mount Wilson Observatory Exhibits Interiors Astronomical instruments Spectroscope--Models Tables Rugs Suits (Clothing) Eyeglasses Chemical elements Photographic prints. (gmgpc) Portrait Photographs. (aat) Group portraits. (gmgpc)
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