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Title
Alfred H. Joy at the galactic rotation exhibit, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
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
Alfred H. Joy at the galactic rotation exhibit, Mount Wilson Observatory. The sign at the top of the exhibit board reads "Model of galactic rotation". The sign below reads "Mount Wilson Observatory". Joy is wearing a suit, and is using a pencil as a pointer, showing a specific portion of the exhibit.
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 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 3300
31297
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/862
Subject
Joy, Alfred H. (Alfred Harrison), 1882-1973
Astronomers
Scientists
Museum exhibits
Galaxies
Mount Wilson Observatory
Portrait photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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