Title | 1901 Solar Eclipse Expedition |
View | Sumatra Views 113:40 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Boar hunt near the river at Padang, Sumatra. 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 | Boars | Dogs | Hunters (People) | Hunting | Spears | Rifles (Long guns) |
Photographer | Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923 |
Photograph Date | 1901 |
Physical Format | Black-and-white negatives; 9.5 x 11.6 cm |
Location | Padang, Indonesia |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-04052 |
View information about rights and permissions.
View information about ordering reproductions.