1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition
| Title | 1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition |
| View | Camp 109:18 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Main eclipse camp at Solok. Shelter for astronomical equipment. 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 | Astronomical instruments | Tents (Portable buildings) | Camps (Temporary settlements) | Scientific expeditions |
| Photographer | Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923 |
| Photograph Date | 1901 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 12.4 x 9.6 cm |
| Location | Solok, Indonesia |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf6-03877 |
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