Oval photograph taken from the shore of Lake Geneva, showing a wooden footbridge, a large rock, wooden pilings in the water and trees. Yerkes Observatory is not in view.
A group of Union soldiers, including First Lieutenant (later Major) H.T. Lee, sit and stand in front of a small wooden building in an unknown location. Four of the men are sitting on chairs and a bench below a cloth awning, with three men behind...
One boxed drawing model set entitled National Drawing Models, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1885-1895. The set is comprised of 30 heavy paper "tablets" in a variety of shapes (circles, triangles, squares, etc.), 12 brass clips, and 6 wooden rods.The...
One boxed painting set, ca. 1915. This set is contained within a light wooden box and is comprised of a wooden tray which holds (via red elastic bands) 10 small cakes of watercolor paint, two porcelain mixing dishes, two paintbrushes, a 5-inch...
One wooden lap desk labeled Professor Nast's Sketching Rack for Young Artists, manufactured by C. C. Shepherd, New York, ca. 1885. The sub-title reads "The most important part of the Education of Children, in Drafting or Pencil Sketching. THis...
Edwin Powell Hubble on the horse "Buck" at the Rio Blanco Ranch, in Meeker, Colorado. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble: "Edwin on Buck, Rio Blanco Ranch, Colo. 1939". In the background is a wooden cabin, a wooden fence and hills. Hubble has...
Black and white photograph of an office at the Los Angeles Times. Wooden chair and antique desk with two candlestick telephones visible to right of photo. Hanging light fixture from ceiling to left. Wooden table with patriotic sign leaning on...
A view of the entrance hall of the Patton residence in San Marino. A staircase runs along the wall on the right, and a large carpet covers the wooden floor in the center and left. There is a heavy wooden table in the center of the carpet with three...
A view of the entrance hall of the Patton residence in San Marino. A large carpet covers the wooden floor in the center of the room. There is a heavy wooden table in the center of the carpet with three glass or crystal vases on top. A mirror is...
Construction workers with 40-foot long wooden beams, loaded on a truck, for the construction of the 100-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory. The five (5) construction workers are standing on and around the truck loaded with several wooden...
Unidentified scientists, aligning wooden supports alongside the tube for the Albert Michelson velocity of light experiment in Irvine, California. The Albert Michelson Speed of Light Experiments took place between 1931 and 1933, at the Irvine Ranch....
Unidentified man, aligning wooden supports alongside the tube for the Albert Michelson velocity of light experiment in Irvine, California. the tube behind the man is one mile long, and is 3 feet in diameter. The Albert Michelson speed of light...
Construction of a wooden shed on Mount Wilson. Five (5) construction workers and two donkeys are visible; the men are carrying what appears to be the wooden side of the shed. A dirt road and trees are visible in the surrounding area.
One glass drawing slate contained within a wooden easel, ca. 1900. Above the slate (also in the easel) is a built-in abacus with blue and black beads. The slate accounts for the lower two-thirds of the front, and the abacus the upper third. Between...
One glass drawing slate contained within a wooden frame, ca. 1900. A wooden panel and brace secure the slate within the frame. Accompanying the slate are 4 sheets of images for copying, one of which is chromolithographed. Printed in the lower...
One glass drawing slate within a wooden frame, ca. 1885. The frame is constructed of four separate pieces that are joined together by black string; the corners have been carved to allow the string to be secure. A wooden back with a pivoted brace...
One glass drawing slate, containeded within a wooden frame, ca. 1900. A wooden panel and pivoted brace hold the slate in place. Accompanying the slate are 6 leaves of outline images for copying. Neither a manufacturer's name nor a date are given. ...
One set of wooden forms, untitled, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of a round cylinder, a triangular prism, a cone, a solid circle, an open square, and equilateral cross (looks like a "plus" sign [+]). Each of these forms is...
One set of six wooden forms, untitled, manufacturer unknown, ca. 1880. The set is comprised of a rectangular cube (?), a sphere, a square cube, a ring, an open triangle, and a cone. Each of the forms has either a wooden peg or a peg hole;...
The collection contains 69 letters (primarily between members of the Brinley family and Edward Brinley, Jr.), 18 documents (largely relating the career of Edward Brinley, Jr.), a journal kept by Brinley on board the USS North Carolina, Oct....