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Edwin Powell Hubble, sitting by a telescope in Point Loma, California

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Edwin Powell Hubble sitting on a portion of a wooden box by a telescope. An unidentified man stands behind him. Photograph is glued to a post card from Charles E. St. John. Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "Exclipse [sic] Exp. Point Loma, Aug 1923."
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Date
1923 Aug.
Call number
mssHUB 1042 (2)
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