Harvard Observatory Team, Photographing Eclipse

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
John Adams Whipple, 10 Sep 1822 - 10 Apr 1891
Sitter
John Adams Whipple, 10 Sep 1822 - 10 Apr 1891
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Larry J. West
1869
Object number
NPG.2007.127
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 15.3 x 20.2 cm (6 x 7 15/16")
Mount: 19.5 x 24 cm (7 11/16 x 9 7/16")
Place
United States\Kentucky\Shelby\Shelbyville
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Location
Currently not on view
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Architecture\Building\Tent
Equipment\Optical Devices\Telescope
Self-portrait
John Adams Whipple: Male
John Adams Whipple: Arts and Culture\Literature\Publisher
John Adams Whipple: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer
John Adams Whipple: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
John Adams Whipple: Arts and Culture\Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Daguerreotypist
John Adams Whipple: Science and Technology\Inventor\Photography
Portrait
Record ID
npg_NPG.2007.127
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40a866308-e2c8-439f-a866-8faca8c234bd

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