1923 Solar Eclipse Expedition

1923 Solar Eclipse Expedition
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1923 Solar Eclipse Expedition
Group photograph 82:4 (2008-003)
VI: Yerkes Observatory
"Yes, we have no corona," singers accompanied by Philip Fox on the handsaw. On the day of the eclipse, the fog on the mountain did not lift, and none of the astronomers were able to capture the event. Photograph taken on the Yerkes Observatory expedition to Santa Catalina Island, California to record the total solar eclipse of September 10, 1923.
Fox, Philip, 1878-1944 | Singing | Hand saws | Solar corona | Astronomers | Scientific expeditions
1923-09
Lantern slides; 4.3 x 7.2 cm
Santa Catalina Island, California
Archival Photographic Files
University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
apf6-02506

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