Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of Dr. Millikan using instrument to study the cosmic rays, [s.d.]. At center, a seated man is visible hunching forward to the right. The man is wearing a large lab coat with a folded collar extending down to his knees. The man's thin hair is neatly parted and combed to the side. The man is looking down into the eyepiece of a large instrument. The cylindrical eyepiece is connected to a large drum base. At the top of the drum, a spherical dome can be seen extending to the right. Wires can also be seen running along the side of the drum. Description on the photo sleeve reads: "Dr. Millikan with Instrument Studying the Cosmic Ray, Copied December 1930".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 18 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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