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American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936 Images from more than 4,500 glass lantern slides, glass negatives, and photographic prints, created by faculty members and students of the University of Chicago Department of Botany between 1891 and 1936, influential in the development of modern ecological studies. These photographs provide an overview of important representative natural landscapes across the nation |
Formats Digital Images Photographs |
Subjects University of Chicago History of Science Environmental Science |
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Geological Survey of Illinois The reports of the first Illinois Geological Survey, directed first by Dr. Joseph G. Norwood from 1851-1855 and by Amos H. Worthen from 1858-1875, are a rich resource of information about Illinois geology, landscape and mineral resources. |
Formats Digital Books & Journals |
Subjects Geophysical Sciences |
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Postcards on Wright's Airplane Ascension at Le Mans Three picture postcards from "Agnes," Chartres, France, to "Blanche," providing eyewitness description of Wilbur Wright's flight at Le Mans, France. |
Formats Digital Images Photographs |
Subjects History of Science |
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Schaffner, Joseph Halle, Collection in the History of Science, 1642-1961 Contains correspondence and other documents from or related to prominent scientists. Includes the Marie Curie Correspondence with Charlotte Kellogg (ca. 1921-1929) and Curie Memorabilia, the Charles Darwin and Darwin Family Correspondence, the Albert Einstein-Walther Mayer Correspondence (1930-1933) and Einstein Photographs, the Isaac Newton Collection (1642-1727), and Miscellaneous Scientific Manuscripts (1744, 1777, 1820). |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts Photographs |
Subjects History of Science |
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Yerkes Glass Plates Collection The Yerkes Glass Plate Collection consists of more than 175,000 photographic glass plates negatives and their associated logbooks located at the University of Chicago and Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, WI. |
Formats Digital Archives & Manuscripts Images Photographs |
Subjects Astronomy & Astrophysics University of Chicago |