Archives of the Ladd Observatory

Materials from the archives of Ladd Observatory, including eclipse expedition scrapbooks, slides, and associated materials from Charles H. Smiley.

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Actress Molly Oong

Description:: A photograph of Chinese actress Molly Oong modeling a coat.
Year:: 1955
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Another view of the temple in the forest

Description:: Sunlight peaks through the forest surrounding an old temple at the Palenque site.
Year:: 1965
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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The Arch at Kabah

Description:: The Arch of Kabah is found at the southern end of the road joining the Mayan city to Uxmal.
Year:: 1960
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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The Arch at Labna

Year:: 1960
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Art admirer

Description:: Don Reed observes a Toltec statue at Tula.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
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Ascending a pyramid

Description:: Walking up the 222 steps at the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
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Atlantes

Description:: A photograph Don Reed standing beside Atlantes at the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Atlantes

Description:: A photograph of Connie Reed standing beside Atlantes at the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
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Atrium entrance

Description:: The entrance to the atrium of the Dominican Conventent at Tepoztlán.
Year:: 1965
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Avenida Argentina

Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
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Aztec sun stone

Description:: Pictured is the Aztec sun stone. Built by the Mexica indians and often thought of as a calendar, the artifact depicts the four great catastrophes …
Year:: 1965
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Base of stairway with stone animal head

Description:: A photograph of one of the images of Kukulkan (the serpent) at the base of a set of stairs on El Castillo.
Year:: 1960
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Bob Brown and Connie

Description:: Bob Brown and Connie Reed stand in front of the ruins of a Toltec column.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Calixtlahuaca

Description:: A large structure from the Calixtlahuaca archeological site. The area was first excavated in the 1930s by Jose Garcia Payon.
Year:: 1965
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Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Calixtlahuaca from a distance

Description:: This temple at Calixtlahuaca was built to honor Ehecatl, the Aztec god of wind.
Year:: 1965
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Calixtlahuaca from the bushes

Description:: A front view of the temple of Ehecatl, the god of wind.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Calixtlahuaca ruins

Description:: A photograph of some ruins of the public architecture at Calixtlahuaca.
Year:: 1963
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Casa Colorado, Red House of the High Priests

Description:: A view from the side of the Red House, one of several buildings that comprise Las Monjas, the ancient Mayan governmental complex.
Year:: 1960
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Castillo del Adivino

Description:: A distant view of the Pyramid of the Magician at Uxmal.
Year:: 1960
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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Cemetery at Uxmal

Description:: A set of engravings from a wall of the cemetery at Uxmal.
Year:: 1959
Genre:: photographs
Collection:: Brown University Library; Physics; Archives of the Ladd Observatory

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