Photograph of the Moon
date: label: date made
content: 1863
name: label: associated person
content: Draper, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Henry Draper (1837-1882) was a physician in New York City and pioneer of astronomical photography. During the Civil War, he installed a reflecting telescope of his own construction in a small observatory on the grounds of his parents’ home in Hastings-on-Hudson and captured several remarkable images that could withstand enlargement. This is one of those images. The caption reads "Photograph of the Moon Taken by Prof. Henry Draper, M.D. with Silvered-Glass Telescope, 15 1/2 inches Aperture. Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., Sept. 3, 1863."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.325762
label: catalog number
content: 325762
label: accession number
content: 257195
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Photograph of the Moon
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 76.2 cm x 64 cm x 3 cm; 30 in x 25 3/16 in x 1 3/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 in x 25 in x 1 1/4 in; 76.2 cm x 63.5 cm x 3.175 cm