Overview of the progression of the sunset as seen from Mount Hamilton in California, Plate XVI. Sunsets at Mount Hamilton, page, photomechanical print, date: '1893, Aug. 12, Aug. 13, Aug. 14, Aug. 15, Aug. 16, Aug. 17', photographer: Allen Lysander Colton, Lick Observatory, cliché maker: anonymous, 1893 - 1895, North America, California, paper, autotype, height 182 mm x width 82 mm, Print on fourth unnumbered page after page 86., sunset, astronomy (and cosmography), A vertical sheet showing a grid of small square photographic panels arranged in rows, each row labeled at left with dates and separated by light horizontal bands; the panels depict circular and semicircular bright shapes against darker backgrounds with variations in size and edge clarity, some panels appearing mostly dark, some showing bright discs with softer halos, and others showing flattened or elongated bright forms near the lower edge of the squares; handwritten marks appear on the horizontal bands beneath some rows; ...
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Overview of the progression of the sunset as seen from Mount Hamilton in California, Plate XVI. Sunsets at Mount Hamilton, page, photomechanical print, date: '1893, Aug. 12, Aug. 13, Aug. 14, Aug. 15, Aug. 16, Aug. 17', photographer: Allen Lysander Colton, Lick Observatory, cliché maker: anonymous, 1893 - 1895, North America, California, paper, autotype, height 182 mm x width 82 mm, Print on fourth unnumbered page after page 86., sunset, astronomy (and cosmography), A vertical sheet showing a grid of small square photographic panels arranged in rows, each row labeled at left with dates and separated by light horizontal bands; the panels depict circular and semicircular bright shapes against darker backgrounds with variations in size and edge clarity, some panels appearing mostly dark, some showing bright discs with softer halos, and others showing flattened or elongated bright forms near the lower edge of the squares; handwritten marks appear on the horizontal bands beneath some rows; at the bottom a centered printed caption identifies the plate and credits the photographer.

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Overview progression sunset Mount Hamilton California Plate XVI Sunsets page photomechanical print date 1893 Aug 12 13 14 15 16 17 photographer Allen Lysander Colton Lick Observatory cliché maker anonymous 1893 - 1895 North America paper autotype height 182 mm x width 82 mm Print fourth unnumbered page page 86 astronomy cosmography vertical sheet showing grid small square photographic panels arranged rows row labeled left dates separated light horizontal bands panels depict circular semicircular bright shapes darker backgrounds variations size edge clarity appearing mostly dark showing bright discs softer halos showing flattened elongated bright forms near lower edge squares handwritten marks horizontal bands beneath bottom centered printed caption identifies plate credits photographer

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