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Title
Walther Mayer and Albert Einstein, Monastery porch, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1931-01-29
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Walther Mayer and Albert Einstein standing next to the Monastery porch, Mount Wilson Observatory. The Monastery served as a dormitory for visiting scientists. Both Mayer and Einstein are wearing suits and neckties. Mayer is also wearing a pocket watch. Some of the porch columns can be seen behind them.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 2805
30802
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1565
Subject
Mayer, W. (Walther), b. 1887
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Astronomers
Physicists
Scientists
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Pocket watches
Porches
Dormitories
Columns
Mount Wilson Observatory
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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