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Title
Portrait of Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, seated in the Monastery at Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
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
Portrait of Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, seated in the Monastery at Mount Wilson Observatory. Kapteyn is seated in a wooden Mission-style armchair with fabric-covered cushions. He is wearing a suit with a collar, necktie, and cuff links. The Monastery at Mount Wilson Observatory was a dormitory for visiting scientists.
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 5X7 B/W print; 1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 2961
30958
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/566
Subject
Kapteyn, J. C. (Jacobus Cornelius), 1851-1922
Astronomers
Scientists
Armchairs
Chairs
Suits (Clothing)
Collars
Neckwear
Neckties
Cuff links
Interiors
Dormitories
Mount Wilson Observatory
Portrait photographs
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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