Astronomical Expedition to Ceylon photographic slides, 1955.
Abstract
Travel photographs taken during the Ceylon Expedition in 1955. Mostly consists of photographs in Ceylon: local people, villages, plants, animals, buildings, and the meterological station. Portait of a Singhalese man, taken by Robert E. Logan. Includes images of monuments and statues in Rome and aerial photographs in Saudi Arabia and other locations.
Dates
- 1955
Creator
- Boltin, Lee (photographer., Person)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box )
249 Photographic Slides
Language of Materials
English
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good
General Note
1 slide has glass mounts.
General Note
No images of an eclipse in this collection.
General Note
Many slides have captions indicating locations.
General Note
May include field photographs.
General Note
Previous number used: Collection 60
Creator
- Boltin, Lee (photographer., Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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