Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer
Medium: Medium unknown
Date: 1931
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Collection: Scientific Identity: Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology - As a supplement to the Dibner Library for the History of Science and Technology's collection of written works by scientists, engineers, natural philosophers, and inventors, the library also has a collection of thousands of portraits of these individuals. The portraits come in a variety of formats: drawings, woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and photographs, all collected by donor Bern Dibner. Presented here are a few photos from the collection, from the late 19th and early 20th century.
Accession number: SIL14-E1-10
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Akidwithgreatambition 21 months ago | reply
fantastic
Howard33 15 months ago | reply
Einstein is front and center, so at the time the picture was taken, he was probably the best known. Certainly, if the picture was taken by a member of the press, that is how they would have been posed.
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Amazing photo. A historical document
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