Subject:

Watts, C. B (Chester Burleigh) 1889-1971  Search this

Littell, Frank Bowers 1869-1951  Search this

Kiess, Carl Clarence 1887-1967  Search this

Davis, Watson 1896-1967  Search this

Peters, George Henry 1863-1947  Search this

Pollock, Edwin T (Edwin Taylor) 1870-1943  Search this

U.S.S. Los Angeles (Airship)  Search this

United States Naval Observatory  Search this

United States Bureau of Standards  Search this

Science Service  Search this

Physical description:

Photographic prints; 2.5 x 3.5

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1925

January 24, 1925

Summary:

Crew and scientists for the solar eclipse expedition, on board the dirigible U.S.S. Los Angeles. Left to right: Chester Burleigh Watts (1889-1971), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; Frank Bowers Littell (1869-1951), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; Carl Clarence Kiess (1887-1967), astronomer and physicist, U.S. Bureau of Standards; Watson Davis (1896-1967), Managing Editor, Science Service; George Henry Peters (1863-1947), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; and Edwin Taylor Pollock (1870-1943), Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2017-003775

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Scientific expeditions  Search this

Solar eclipses  Search this

Astronomy  Search this

Physics  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2017-003775]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

Copyright Not Evaluated

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_398445