Friday, January 17, 2025

Photo of a Group Posing in Front of the Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory in Washington DC (1850s)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of the Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory in Washington, D.C., c. 1855-1860. What looks like a Jesuit priest wearing a straw top hat is posing at left. This is probably the earliest surviving photo of the observatory. Attributed to Titian Ramsay Peale.

Source: National Museum of American History.

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