Harvard Observatory Team Photographing an Eclipse, 1869
A group of men in dark suits and hats stands and sits outdoors beside a large white canvas tent, with several long telescopes angled upward on wooden stands. A seated man in a light suit rests in the foreground on the grass. Sepia albumen print with soft tonal range.
- Artist
- John Adams Whipple
- Date
- 1869
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
- Size
- 2996 × 2245 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1869).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery