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Image Not Available for Richard Jakobs looks through a refractor; a telescope whose principal focusing element is a lens.
Richard Jakobs looks through a refractor; a telescope whose principal focusing element is a lens.
Image Not Available for Richard Jakobs looks through a refractor; a telescope whose principal focusing element is a lens.

Richard Jakobs looks through a refractor; a telescope whose principal focusing element is a lens.

Creator Presse-Photo
Date1930s
Mediumgelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 24.4 x 17.6 cm (9 5/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2002
Category
  • Photographs
Object number2002/7914
LocationNot currently on display

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Image Not Available for The keeper of the observatory, Richard Jakobs, makes daily reports about his findings.
The keeper of the observatory, Richard Jakobs, makes daily reports about his findings.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for Richard Jakobs in the rotary dome of his observatory.
Richard Jakobs in the rotary dome of his observatory.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for An old man whose face is etched with the strains of life looks proudly upon his grandson.
An old man whose face is etched with the strains of life looks proudly upon his grandson.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
Image Not Available for An astronomer looks through the viewfinder of a telescope at Mount Palomar Observatory, he holds an automatic control device
An astronomer looks through the viewfinder of a telescope at Mount Palomar Observatory, he holds an automatic control device
United States Information Services
Photograph
Image Not Available for Untitled (Man with Twin Lens Reflex Camera)
Untitled (Man with Twin Lens Reflex Camera)
Bohumil Šťastný
1930-1991
Photograph
Image Not Available for Man man holds a camera with a telephoto lens
Man man holds a camera with a telephoto lens
1969-1979
Photograph
Image Not Available for [Woman and little girl outside in yard with sunlight causing lens flare on upper right corner]
[Woman and little girl outside in yard with sunlight causing lens flare on upper right corner]
Unknown
1960-1990
Photograph
Image Not Available for [Man sitting in dimly lit room, sitting on couch and wearing a white button up shirt and glasses, there is a lens flare in four places down the centre]
[Man sitting in dimly lit room, sitting on couch and wearing a white button up shirt and glasses, there is a lens flare in four places down the centre]
Unknown
1981-1991
Photograph
Image Not Available for A photographer covering a big league baseball game operates a Graphlex news camera with a 40 inch lens for making close-ups of action several hundred feet distant
A photographer covering a big league baseball game operates a Graphlex news camera with a 40 inch lens for making close-ups of action several hundred feet distant
United States Information Services
Photograph
Image Not Available for New Sports Civic Arena, Pittsburg. Taken with fish eye lens.
New Sports Civic Arena, Pittsburg. Taken with fish eye lens.
United States Information Services
December 1 1971
Photograph
Image Not Available for Lens
Lens
Shary Boyle
2020
Sculpture
Image Not Available for A horse looks around looking for someone to fill up the water trough with fresh water.
A horse looks around looking for someone to fill up the water trough with fresh water.
Presse-Photo
1930s
Photograph
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