(Left to right, front): Charles St. John, Albert Einstein, Walter Adams, Walther Mayer, (rear): Edwin Hubble, Arthur King, and Ferdinand Ellerman in the Monastery Library, Mount Wilson Observatory. The Monastery served as a dormitory for visiting scientists. The four men in the front row are seated in chairs. The group of seven men is posed in front of book shelves and books in the Library. All of the men are wearing suits. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
St. John, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1857-1935 Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 Adams, Walter S. (Walter Sydney), 1876-1956 Mayer, W. (Walther), b. 1887 Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-1953 King, Arthur Scott, 1876-1957 Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 Astronomers Physicists Scientists Suits (Clothing) Chairs Books Bookcases Libraries Interiors Mount Wilson Observatory Group portraits. (gmgpc) Portrait Photographs. (aat) Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
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