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Reading Nature, Observing Science: Examining Material Practices in the Lick Observatory Archives and Kenneth S. Norris Papers

Eclipse Expeditions in Context

The photographs and prints gathered in this case all relate to the eclipse expedition program that the Lick astronomers undertook between 1889 and 1932. There are hundreds of images in the archive of the different sites, the various pieces of equipment used at each location, the personel, and documenting the journeys, not to mention the actual photographs that were the goal. In this exhibition we have chosen to focus on images that address three different themes:

Understanding the Sun
Onsite Labour
The Importance of Framing

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2. Velvet Cases The velvet case contains a chest of slides from Norris's slide collection. This chest has a handwritten inventory, although there is a notable discrepancy between the actual slides in the chest and the titles listed on the inventory sheet. Twelve of the slides from the chest are featured in the listed images. They document various species of lizards, snakes, frogs, and toads, as well as desert habitats throughout California and New Mexico. As the majority of these slides are dated 1948, they are representative of Norris's work in desert ecology during his studies at UCLA. These velvet cases also contain atlases from UCSC Special Collections that pertain to the theme of Reading Nature.
4. Case 2: Natural History, Pedagogy, and Echolocation

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