Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": general view

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor

Creator:

Barnard, Edward Emerson, 1857-1923

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

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:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

36-inch refractor, the "Great Lick Refractor": general view

Sub-Series Title:

Instruments, Lick Observatory; 36-inch Refractor

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, and Astronomical instruments

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:

Refracting telescopes, Astronomical observatories, Astronomical instruments, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Lick Observatory: two men on the grounds of the observatory, in deep snow

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Buildings and Domes

Creator:

Vogt, George A.

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Snow, Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, and Landscapes

Date Created:

1900-1907

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:

Snow, Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Sun: total solar eclipse of May 28, 1900. Thomaston, Georgia

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Astronomical photography, Scientific expeditions, and Solar eclipses

Date Created:

May 28, 1900

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:

Astronomical photography, Scientific expeditions, and Solar eclipses

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 42

Title:

Sun: total solar eclipse of May 28, 1900. Thomaston, Georgia

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Astronomical photography, Scientific expeditions, and Solar eclipses

Date Created:

May 28, 1900

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:

Astronomical photography, Scientific expeditions, and Solar eclipses

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 42

Title:

Celestial objects: galaxy

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Galaxies, Astronomical photography, and Stars

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:

Galaxies, Astronomical photography, and Stars

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 35

Title:

Celestial objects: galaxy

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Galaxies, Astronomical photography, and Stars

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:

Galaxies, Astronomical photography, and Stars

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 35

Title:

James Lick: portrait

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick, James, 1796-1876

Place:

Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Painting and Portraits

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:

Painting, Portraits, Lick, James, 1796-1876, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 35

Title:

Celestial objects: comet

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Comets and Astronomical photography

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:

Comets and Astronomical photography

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 35

Title:

Celestial objects: galaxy

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Galaxies, Astronomical photography, and Stars

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:

Galaxies, Astronomical photography, and Stars

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 35

Title:

Celestial objects: Chart of All Stars Visible to the Naked Eye

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Scientific illustration and Stars

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:

Scientific illustration and Stars

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Solar System: four views of Jupiter

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Jupiter (Planet)

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:

Jupiter (Planet)

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 35

Title:

San Francisco Bay Bridge

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Place:

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and San Francisco

Topic:

Landscapes and Landscape photography

Date Created:

December 1938

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:

Landscapes, Landscape photography, San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, and San Francisco

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Solar System: Venus, appearances in transit

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Venus (Planet) and Scientific illustration

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:

Venus (Planet) and Scientific illustration

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Solar System: Moon, The Lady in the Moon - The Gulf of Rainbows

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Moon, Scientific illustration, and Lunar geography

Date Created:

July 4, 1892

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:

Moon, Scientific illustration, and Lunar geography

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Celestial objects: unidentified nebulae

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Astronomical photography and Nebulae

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:

Astronomical photography and Nebulae

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Sun: sun spots

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Sunspots and Scientific illustration

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:

Sunspots and Scientific illustration

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Celestial objects: star clusters

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Stars--Clusters

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:

Stars--Clusters

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Solar System: Moon, group of lunar mountains, No.3

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Lunar craters, Moon, Moon--Surface, and Scientific illustration

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:

Lunar craters, Moon, Moon--Surface, and Scientific illustration

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Solar System: Diagram of the Solar System

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Solar system and Scientific illustration

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:

Solar system and Scientific illustration

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Celestial objects: star clusters in Gemini

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Stars--Clusters and Astronomical photography

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:

Stars--Clusters and Astronomical photography

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Celestial objects: The Northern Milky Way

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Milky Way and Scientific illustration

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:

Milky Way and Scientific illustration

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Unidentified Drawing

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Scientific illustration

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:

Scientific illustration

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41

Title:

Solar System: Moon, group of overlapping craters

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

Topic:

Lunar craters, Moon, Astronomical photography, and Moon--Surface

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:

Lunar craters, Moon, Astronomical photography, and Moon--Surface

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 41