Eclipse of August 7, 1869, No. 7

Date1869

MediumAlbumen stereograph

DimensionsImage and sheet (both): 2 15/16 × 5 7/8 inches (7.46 × 14.92 cm)
Mount: 3 1/4 × 6 3/4 inches (8.26 × 17.15 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.3745

SignedOn mount verso, right edge, white label, in black type: "VIEWS OF THE GREAT SOLAR ECLIPSE, / August 7th, 1869. / From Negatives made by the Philadelphia Photographic Eclipse / Expedition, managed by prof. HENRY MORTON, PH.D., and / under the idrection of Prof. J.H.C. COFFIN, U.S.N., / of the Nautical Almanac Office, Washington, D.C."

InscribedOn mount recto right edge, in black pen: "Lay No. 7. / Over,"; On mount verso, center, in black pen: "This side up. / This is a view taken soon after "totality" and / shows the eclipse as it is "passing off." / See other views. ---."

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DescriptionImage(s) of the moon casting a shadow over the earth; only a narrow crescent of light is visible along the right edge.

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