Title | 1923 Solar Eclipse Expedition |
View | Photograph Album 1:1 (2008-242) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Amateur astronomer William R. Jewell Jr. of Danville, Illinois. Photograph taken at Camp Wrigley in 1924, site of the Yerkes Observatory expedition to Santa Catalina Island, California to record the total solar eclipse of September 10, 1923. |
Subject Terms | Jewell, William Ray, died 1933 | Camps (Temporary settlements) | Scientific expeditions |
Photograph Date | 1924 |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 21.0 x 17.5 cm |
Location | Santa Catalina Island, California |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-03446-072 |
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