Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Grace Burke Hubble, holding cat "Percy," and Edwin Powell Hubble in front of their rental house, "Haunted House" on Spesutie Island. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble: "Grace, holding Percy, & Edwin, Haunted House, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen Md. 1945." They are standing in front of the small covered porch of their home.
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The house ("Haunted House") in which Edwin Powell Hubble and Grace Burke Hubble lived while he worked at the U.S. Army Ballistic Laboratory, 1942-1945. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble: "Haunted House, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen, Md., 1945. Grace and Edwin lived here, 1942-1945". The front and side of the house are visible, as is a brick chimney and a tree.
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Front door of the house ("Haunted House") in which Edwin Powell Hubble and Grace (Burke) Hubble lived while he worked at the Ballistics Research Lab, 1942-1945. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble: "Haunted House, Spesutie Island, Aberdeen, Md., 1945." This is a front view of the house, showing the front porch, front door, and windows.
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Edwin Powell Hubble and Grace Burke Hubble, standing on the deck of the S.S. Statendam, on their way to England. Note in the hand of Edwin Powell Hubble on verso: "Grace & Edwin, En Route to England, 1936. S.S. Statendam." A sitting area is visible behind them, with wicker chairs framed by columns. Edwin Hubble is wearing a double-breasted suit.
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Grace Burke Hubble and Edwin Powell Hubble in front of their house on Woodstock Road. Note in the hand of Grace (Burke) Hubble: "May, 1952, 1370 Woodstock Rd." Edwin Hubble is wearing a gray suit and a tie, and Grace Hubble is wearing a red and white patterned dress.
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Aerial view of Spesutie Island, and the grounds used by Edwin Powell Hubble for ballistics experiments and testing. Note in the hand of Grace Burke Hubble: "From the air, Spesutie Island, and the bridge over the Narrows, World War II, experiment ground used by EPH (Also penciled drawings on back) under snow. Huntington Library. Haunted House [Hubbles' residence on Spesutie Island] at bridge's end as it touches the island."
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