1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition
| Title | 1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition |
| View | Sumatra Views 112:38 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Young girls in traditional Sumatran dress. 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 | Girls | National dress | Headdresses | Baskets (Containers) |
| Photographer | Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923 |
| Photograph Date | 1901 |
| Physical Format | Black-and-white negatives; 11.7 x 9.4 cm |
| Location | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf6-04005 |
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