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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Scope and Content
General note
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: United States Eclipse Expedition Collection
Creator:
United States Eclipse Expedition, 1889-1891
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0165
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1889-1891
Abstract: The United States solar eclipse expedition sailed on the U.S.S. Pensacola to the West African coast. The collection consists
of newspapers, photograph albums, and a log or diary.
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item], United States Eclipse Expedition Collection (Collection 165). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
The United States solar eclipse expedition sailed on the U.S.S. Pensacola to the West African coast, also calling at St. Helena
and Capetown.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of newspapers, photograph albums, and a log or diary. Includes photographs of the camp of the expedition
and scenes of native life in the region.
Description derived from in-house card file.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Solar eclipses.
Scientific expeditions -- United States -- Archives.
United States Eclipse Expedition, 1889-1891