Call Number:

PH-00375

Collection Name:

Gérard de Vaucouleurs Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

2875 items

Span Dates:

circa 1962-1970s

Description:

The collection consists of approximately 2,200 photographic prints and approximately 675 glass plate transparencies by astronomer, and former University of Texas at Austin professor, Gérard de Vaucouleurs (French, 1918-1995). Both the slides and the prints are of scientific subjects, with the prints containing geographic survey information of the landscapes represented. Many of the prints appear to focus on subjects such as the moon, planetary craters, and atmospheric disturbances.

Access Restrictions:

Glass-based items cannot be paged to the Reading and Viewing Room without advance notice and curatorial permission. For additional information, please contact the Curator of Photography.; This collection is unprocessed and unhoused cannot be paged to the Reading and Viewing Room without advance notice and curatorial permission. For additional information, please contact the Curator of Photography.

Location(s):

Curatorial permission required De Vaucouleurs, G., Prints
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Curatorial permission required De Vaucouleurs, G., Lantern slides
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