Title:

Goldendale Eclipse Expedition: observers at Goldendale for the 1918 eclipse, led by W.W. Campbell

Sub-Series Title:

Lick Observatory Expeditions

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938

Topic:

Eclipses, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific expeditions, and Solar eclipses

Date Created:

June 8, 1918

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Eclipses, Telescopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific expeditions, Solar eclipses, and Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938

Call Number:

UA 36