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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 chair with fabric-covered cushions. He is wearing a suit, with cuff links in his shirt. Behind him are bookshelves. The Monastery at Mount Wilson was a dormitory for visiting scientists.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 2964
30961
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/569
Subject
Kapteyn, J. C. (Jacobus Cornelius), 1851-1922
Astronomers
Scientists
Armchairs
Chairs
Suits (Clothing)
Cuff links
Bookcases
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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