1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition
| Title | 1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition |
| View | Camp 109:12 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Main eclipse camp at Solok. Rear view of the 65.5-foot camera showing the mechanism. Fort barracks (right) served as a storehouse and sleeping quarters. Photograph taken on the United States Naval Observatory expedition to Sumatra. The eleven member team, of which astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard of Yerkes Observatory was a participant, recorded the total solar eclipse of May 18, 1901. |
| Subject Terms | Cameras (Photographic equipment) | Astronomical instruments | Barracks | Forts | Camps (Temporary settlements) | Scientific expeditions |
| Photographer | Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923 |
| Photograph Date | 1901 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 9.5 x 12.3 cm |
| Location | Solok, Indonesia |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf6-03871 |
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