National Anthropological Archives

George L. Hosmer photographs of Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra, circa 1901, 1915, 1930

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.92-48
Creators:
Hosmer, George L. (George Leonard), 1874-1935
Dates:
circa 1901, 1915, 1930
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
134 Negatives
circa
glass
1 Print
silver gelatin
1 Print
platinum
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made during the 1901 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra; some were possibly made in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They include images of people, houses and other buildings, animals, boats, roads, villages, agriculture (including terracing), rickshaws, and plants. Also included are an image of animal hides drying on frames and two portraits of Hosmer, circa 1915 and 1930.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
George Leonard Hosmer (1874-1935) was a professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He taught courses in Astronomy, Navigation, and Geodesy from the time of his graduation from MIT in 1897 until his death. Taking part in MIT's expedition to Sumatra to see the eclipse on May 18, 1901, he made pendulum observations and wrote "Report on the Changes in Declination of the Magnetic Needle during the Eclipse" for the Technology Quarterly and Proceedings of the Society of Arts, Volume 15, 1902.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Hosmer's daughter, Elizabeth Hosmer Cutliff, 1991.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 92-48, George L. Hosmer photographs of Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 92-48


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Boats and boating Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Sumatra (Indonesia) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Batak (Indonesian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Sri Lanka Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Malays (Asian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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