Plate IX. Sunsets at Mount Hamilton, Overview of the sunset as seen from Mount Hamilton in California, page, photomechanical print, date: '1893, June 13, June 14, June 15, June 16, June 17, June 18', photographer: Allen Lysander Colton, Lick Observatory, clichémaker: anonymous, 1893 - 1895, North America, California, paper, autotype, height 182 mm x width 81 mm, sunset, astronomy (and cosmography), A vertical page showing a column of small square monochrome photographs arranged in rows, each row labeled on the left with a date; each photograph depicts a dark square with a light semicircular or lens-shaped form against a dark background, with variations in shape and brightness across the sequence; handwritten notes appear beneath each row of images on light bands separating rows; the top left margin shows a year and a month-and-day label; the bottom of the page contains a centered caption line of printed text with a smaller line of printed text beneath it.
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Plate IX. Sunsets at Mount Hamilton, Overview of the sunset as seen from Mount Hamilton in California, page, photomechanical print, date: '1893, June 13, June 14, June 15, June 16, June 17, June 18', photographer: Allen Lysander Colton, Lick Observatory, clichémaker: anonymous, 1893 - 1895, North America, California, paper, autotype, height 182 mm x width 81 mm, sunset, astronomy (and cosmography), A vertical page showing a column of small square monochrome photographs arranged in rows, each row labeled on the left with a date; each photograph depicts a dark square with a light semicircular or lens-shaped form against a dark background, with variations in shape and brightness across the sequence; handwritten notes appear beneath each row of images on light bands separating rows; the top left margin shows a year and a month-and-day label; the bottom of the page contains a centered caption line of printed text with a smaller line of printed text beneath it.

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Plate IX Sunsets Mount Hamilton Overview sunset California page photomechanical print date 1893 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 photographer Allen Lysander Colton Lick Observatory clichémaker anonymous 1893 - 1895 North America paper autotype height 182 mm x width 81 mm astronomy cosmography vertical page showing column small square monochrome photographs arranged rows row labeled left photograph depicts dark square light semicircular lens-shaped form dark background variations shape brightness across sequence handwritten notes beneath row images light bands separating top margin year month- -day label bottom page contains centered caption line printed text smaller line printed text beneath

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