(Left to right): Walther Mayer, Alfred Joy, Albert Einstein, Charles St. John, Walter Adams, Edwin Hubble, and Arthur King on the porch of the Monastery, Mount Wilson Observatory. The Monastery served as a dormitory for visiting scientists. An exterior wall with windows is seen behind Mayer and Joy, at the far left. A porch pillar is seen at teh far right, blocking the full view of Arthur S. King. Mayer, Joy, and King are standing; Einstein, St. John, Adams and Hubble are seated. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Mayer, W. (Walther), b. 1887 Joy, Alfred H. (Alfred Harrison), 1882-1973 Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 St. John, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1857-1935 Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956 Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-1953 King, Arthur Scott, 1876-1957 Astronomers Physicists Scientists Suits (Clothing) Porches Columns Walls Windows Dormitories Mount Wilson Observatory Group portraits. (gmgpc) Portrait Photographs. (aat) Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
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