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Walther Mayer, Charles St. John and Albert Einstein at the coelostat, Mount Wilson Observatory

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Title: Walther Mayer, Charles St. John and Albert Einstein at the coelostat, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1931-01-29
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: Walther Mayer, Charles St. John, and Albert Einstein at the coelostat at the top of the 150-foot tower telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. The three men are wearing coats over their suits. The coelostat is in the foreground.
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 5X7 film neg
Identifier: COPC 2785
30782
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1546
Subject: Mayer, W. (Walther), b. 1887
St. John, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1857-1935
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Astronomers
Physicists
Scientists
Coelostat
Astronomical instruments
Towers
Observatories
Mount Wilson Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Coats
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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