This collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, deeds, indentures, leases, volumes, and ephemera, mostly related to Francis Bacon, Nathaniel Bacon, Nicholas Bacon, the Bacon family, their work, the Bacon lands in Essex, as well...
The majority of the collection consists of manuscripts and letters written by leading British Victorian political, scientific, and literary figures; there is also a small amount of material by American, French, German, and Polish writers. The...
The collection consists primarily of essays, notes and treatises by Robert Christie Cotton (b. 1885) on various topics written during his active army service and later as editor of the U.S. Infantry Journal. It includes articles and essays on the...
The collection is comprised primarily of the manuscripts and correspondence of Hilary Mantel (1952-). Manuscripts include short stories, lectures, radio plays, articles and reviews, as well as various drafts and notes for Mantel's novels. Personal...
This collection contains a small number of manuscripts, documents, photographs and ephemera; the majority of the collection consists of Pigott's personal and professional correspondence, both from his work as a journalist and as the Examiner of...
This collection contains photographs of citrus orchards, citrus fruit (lemons and oranges), workers in the field, and citrus fairs. Several companies show up in the photographs including the California Fruit Growers Exchange, San Dimas Lemon...
This collection contains the papers of silent film and stage actor Harrison Ford. The majority of the material relates to Ford’s finances, and includes correspondence with and documents of the Internal Revenue Service, receipts, personal account...
The papers consist of Francis Pease's research papers. It contains correspondence, manuscripts, Pease's notes (including his work notes, many of which contain various drawings and diagrams by him), reprints, photographs, etc. Topics covered in the...
Personal and professional papers of Conrad Aiken. The collection includes his correspondence, (chiefly letters addressed to him), dealing with his business and literary affairs, manuscripts of his works, with some photographs and ephemera. The...
First horse team and wagon on bend of newly widened Mount Wilson toll road above Martin's camp water tunnel; 1st wagon to go up toll road. Photo taken at 4:30 pm. A pair of horses is leading a wooden wagon and drive up the dirt road. Rocks, trees...
Horse team, wagon and driver on bend of newly widened Mount Wilson toll road above Martin's camp water tunnel; first wagon to go up toll road. closer view than HEH#01331. The two horses are bridled and leading the wooden wagon along the road....
Schneider's cabin ('halfway house') half-way up the Mount Wilson toll road. Photo taken at 1:30 pm. A double-decker porch surrounds the wooden cabin building. Two unidentified men are sitting in rocking chairs on the lower porch. At the front of...
Horse-drawn truck on slope of Mount Harvard, Mount Wilson. Three unidentified men are standing around the horse and the vehicle it's leading. Pine trees, rocks and shrubs are visible in the surrounding area.
Snow telescope spectroheliograph and speed changer in the machine shop, Mount Wilson Observatory. Behind the spectroheliograph is a wooden lift, with a ladder leading to it. On the white brick wall to the side is a clock.
Entrance to Mount Wilson Observatory's office building, Pasadena. A balcony is set above the front door, beneath a window. Other windows, and trees, are seen on both sides of the front door. A portion of the roof is visible. The walkway and steps...
60-foot tower telescope dome, under construction, Mount Wilson Observatory. the Snow telescope building is seen behind the tower. The tower's dome is partically complete; the steel girders framing the dome are visible. Wires leading from the tower...
Worm wheel and quick motion right ascension drive of 100-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. The worm wheel is seen in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph. The floor below the worm wheel is in the foreground; one can see the...
Arrival of the 100-inch telescope mirror at Mount Wilson Observatory. The large mirror is covered with a white tarpaulin, and is draped with an American flag. The mirror is in the back of a truck, which is parked outside the open doorway of the...
(left to right): Albert Einstein, Walther Mayer, and William W. Campbell walking towards the camera on the footbridge Leading away from the 100-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory. The men are wearing suits, coats and hats. A small crowd...
Guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. The guests are seated in the Oscar G. Mayer Jr. memorial building which houses the telescope. The guests are listening to a guest speaker at the even. The ladder leading to the...