Scientists on Solar eclipse Expedition, in front of the "U.S.S. Los Angeles."
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2017-003784
Crew and scientists for the solar eclipse expedition on board the dirigible U.S.S. Los Angeles. Left to right: Chester Burleigh Watts (1889-1971), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; George Henry Peters (1863-1947), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; Frank Bowers Littell (1869-1951), astronomer, U.S. Naval Observatory; Edwin Taylor Pollock (1870-1943), Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Observatory; Walter Leroy Richardson (1889-1945), chief photographer for the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics; Alvin K. Peterson, chief photographer for the U.S. Navy; Watson Davis (1896-1967), Managing Editor, Science Service.
Watts, C. B (Chester Burleigh) 1889-1971
Peters, George Henry 1863-1947
Littell, Frank Bowers 1869-1951
Pollock, Edwin T (Edwin Taylor) 1870-1943
Richardson, Walter Leroy 1889-1945
Peterson, Alvin K
Davis, Watson 1896-1967
U.S.S. Los Angeles (Airship)
United States Naval Observatory
United States Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautics
Science Service
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2017-003784
Solar eclipses
Photographic prints; 8.5 x 6.5