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Title
Man pointing at a thermometer in a metal container
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of a man pointing at a thermometer in a metal container, [s.d.]. The container sits on the ground at center and is partially filled with water. Its lid is removed and a long thermometer has been inserted into the liquid. At left, a system of pulleys and cables is attached to the container by a short pole. At right, a man can be seen kneeling and pointing at the contraption with his left hand. Wooden cabinets can be seen in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : negative, b&w
18 x 13 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m11065 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-35798
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11065
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-35798.jpg
Subject
Thermometers
Laboratories
Men
Research facilities
Place
California
USA
Source
35798 [Accession number]
CHS-35798 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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