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Aerial view of trenches and dugouts in an unidentified location of France, during World War I



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  • Aerial view of an unidentified location, with trenches, during World War I

    Aerial view of an unidentified location, with trenches, during World War I

    Manuscripts

    Aerial photograph of military trenches in an unidentified location, during World War I. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble on verso: "EPH Huntington Library". Several notations are on the photograph: in the upper left-hand corner is "35 AE.0.79"; to the right, is "Wood 62[degrees] E. 3C; near the bottom of the photograph, on the left-hand side, "Brisband Trench" is labelled.

    mssHUB 1082 (2)

  • Aerial photograph of Cantigny, France, after it was destroyed in World War I

    Aerial photograph of Cantigny, France, after it was destroyed in World War I

    Manuscripts

    Aerial photograph of the shelled village of Cantigny, France. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble on verso: "World War I, EPH Huntington Library". Written on the photograph in the upper left-hand corner is: 10 CS. SPA 42. B391. Cantigny. 28.5.18 - 7H 500 m. The photograph shows the destroyed village of Cantigny, with smoke rising from the ground.

    mssHUB 1082 (3)

  • Aerial view of Spesutie Island, Maryland

    Aerial view of Spesutie Island, Maryland

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    Aerial view of Spesutie Island, and the grounds used by Edwin Powell Hubble for ballistics experiments and testing. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble: "From the air, Spesutie Island, and the bridge over the Narrows, World War II, experiment ground used by EPH (Also penciled drawings on back) under snow. Huntington Library. Haunted House [Hubbles' residence on Spesutie Island] at bridge's end as it touches the island."

    mssHUB 1044 (26)

  • Liquid splash formation, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory

    Liquid splash formation, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory

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    Liquid splash formation, Ballistics Research Laboratory. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble on verso: "EPH BRL Huntington Library Collection".

    mssHUB 1082 (6)

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    Replica of Sir Isaac Newton's telescope on top of a book entitled:Contributions from Mount Wilson Observatory

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    Replica of Sir Isaac Newton's telescope sitting on top of a book, Contributions from Mount Wilson Observatory. Photographer Edison R. Hoge. Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "Replica of Sir Isaac Newton's Telescope made for Festival of Britain [1951]. Given to EPH (see correspondence, Admiralty, HL Coll)."

    mssHUB 1082 (12)

  • Viewing and camera equipment, U.S. Army Ballistic Laboratory

    Viewing and camera equipment, U.S. Army Ballistic Laboratory

    Manuscripts

    Viewing and camera equipment at the U.S. Army Ballistic Laboratory. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble: "EPH, Huntington Library Collection."

    mssHUB 1044 (3)