Georgetown University Seismological Observatory installs only Galitzin horizontal seismographs on this side of the Atlantic. The only one of their type on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the Galitzin Horizontal seismographs have just been installed at the Georgetown University Seismological Observatory in Washington. These instruments are reputed to be the most sensitive in the field of seismic research. The picture shows Father F.A. Tondorf, Director of the Observatory, and his assistant Father ... of Spain (left)
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Two men standing next to each other in front of a machine, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection
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On sleeve: Watch Your Credit Line.
Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.
General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.hec
Temp. note: Batch seven.
The Harris & Ewing, Inc. Collection of photographic negatives includes glass and film negatives taken by Harris & Ewing, Inc., which provide excellent coverage of Washington people, events, and architecture, during the period 1905-1945. Harris & Ewing, Inc., gave its collection of negatives to the Library in 1955. The Library retained about 50,000 news photographs and 20,000 studio portraits of notable people. Approximately 28,000 negatives have been processed and are available online. (About 42,000 negatives still need to be indexed.)
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