[Mercury green light photographed through thick celluloid film]

[Mercury green light photographed through thick celluloid film]

Photograph

Herbert E. Ives

Maker
American, 1882–1953

[Mercury green light photographed through thick celluloid film]

1907
Lippmann plate
Image: 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (2.2 × 3.5 cm)
Overall (prism): 1 3/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/4 in. (3 × 4.1 × 0.7 cm)
Mount (glass): 2 3/4 × 2 13/16 in. (7 × 7.1 cm)
Other (housing): 6 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 1 in. (17.2 × 12 × 2.5 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Herbert E. Ives
1981.3015.0011
Inscriptions Inscribed in black ink on label adhered to mount recto, BRC: Exposed thru \ celluloid layer \ Dec 12 '07
Inscribed on envelope: 15 \ Mercury green light photographed through thick celluloid film

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