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National Anthropological Archives
George L. Hosmer photographs of Eclipse Expedition to Sumatra, circa 1901, 1915, 1930
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.92-48
- Creators:
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Hosmer, George L. (George Leonard), 1874-1935
- Dates:
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circa 1901, 1915, 1930
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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134 Negativescircaglass1 Printsilver gelatin1 Printplatinum
- 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
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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
Keywords
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