40ft camera, Jeur, India, 1898
1 2016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00 Craig Dietrich 2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490 9184 5 At Jeur, India, the Schaeberle telescope was contructed out of teak and cotton. A team of British missionaries (shown here) were recruited to help with the telescope's operation. plain 2016-06-10T16:57:44-07:00 Alex Moore 6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6This page has paths:
- 1 2016-06-01T17:54:20-07:00 Alex Moore 6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6 Case 4: Eclipse Expeditions in Context Alex Moore 36 The photographs and prints gathered in this case pertain to the eclipse expedition program that the Lick astronomers undertook between 1889 and 1932. For the majority of these journeys, the astronomers used a 40ft portable camera designed by J. M. Schaeberle. The images displayed here foreground three themes suggested by the archive: understanding the sun, onsite labour, and the importance of framing. gallery 2016-06-07T15:39:30-07:00 Alex Moore 6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
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At each site, months of labor--from the unloading of cargo and washing of dishes to the construction of the Schaeberle instrument and its precisely timed manipulation--went into the production of the final images.
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At each site, months of labor--from the unloading of cargo and washing of dishes to the construction of the Schaeberle instrument and its precisely timed manipulation--went into capturing images of events that last only minutes.
These images in the archive document the multiple roles of women at the eclipse sites. The women were the wives of astronomers (including Elizabeth Campbell, who accompanied every expedition that her husband led), local missionaries, and female laborers hired onsite. They took care of not only the domestic side of the expedition but also actively participated in the construction of shelters and the operation of equipment.
The archive also documents the involvement of Indigenous Australians at Wallal and plantation workers at Flint Island. It is unclear how much these individuals were paid for their time or how their services were secured, but it is clear that the expeditions relied upon the workers' skill with local materials.
What did the locals think of the Americans and their scientific equipment temporarily installed in their community? Through the published reports of the astronomers, we know that in Chile James Schaeberle allowed local people to come look through the telescopic camera on the nights before the eclipse while in Indonesia the locals were interested but kept at bay by a police guard. Unfortunately, though the archives provide the perspectives of the astronomers and Mrs Campbell, they provide little direct insight into the experience of the locals in any of these locations. - 1 2016-06-07T15:31:24-07:00 40ft Camera, Jeur, India, 1898 1 plain 2016-06-07T15:31:25-07:00 At Jeur, India, the Schaeberle telescope was contructed out of teak and cotton. A team of British missionaries (shown here) were recruited to help with the telescope's operation.
