Dr. Millikan using instrument to study the cosmic rays, [s.d.]

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Photograph of Dr. Millikan using instrument to study the cosmic rays, [s.d.]. At center, a seated man is visible hunching forward to the right. The man is wearing a large lab coat with a folded collar extending down to his knees. The man's thin hair is neatly parted and combed to the side. The man is looking down into the eyepiece of a large instrument. The cylindrical eyepiece is connected to a large drum base. At the top of the drum, a spherical dome can be seen extending to the right. Wires can also be seen running along the side of the drum. Description on the photo sleeve reads: "Dr. Millikan with Instrument Studying the Cosmic Ray, Copied December 1930".

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Title Dr. Millikan using instrument to study the cosmic rays, [s.d.]

Subject Astronomical instruments (lcsh), Men (lcsh), research facilities (adlf), Telescopes (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m23340

Identifier 49542 (accession number), CHS-49542 (call number), CHS-49542 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-23251 (legacy record id), chs-m23340 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 23251

Unique identifier UC125371

Legacy Identifier CHS-49542.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 29.6 in × 41.9 in at 300dpi
75.2 cm × 106.4 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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