Members of AAS pose for a group picture at their 14th meeting, held at the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh

Members of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) pose for a group picture at their 14th meeting, held at the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh. Professor E.C. Pickering, President of the Society, stands in the center of the first row; Pickering was Shapley's predecessor as Director of the Harvard College Observatory. Dr. Adrian van Maanen is the young man with the bow tie behind Pickering. Miss Annie J. Cannon is the second woman to the right of Pickering. Shapley appears at the extreme left. Sarah Frances Whiting appears with her back turned to the camera in the second row., Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual  Archives; Shapley Collection
Abstract/Description: Members of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) pose for a group picture at their 14th meeting, held at the Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh. Professor E.C. Pickering, President of the Society, stands in the center of the first row; Pickering was Shapley's predecessor as Director of the Harvard College Observatory. Dr. Adrian van Maanen is the young man with the bow tie behind Pickering. Miss Annie J. Cannon is the second woman to the right of Pickering. Shapley appears at the extreme left. Sarah Frances Whiting appears with her back turned to the camera in the second row.
Subject(s): Outdoors
Women in science
Portraits, Group
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
Van Maanen, Adriaan, 1884-1946
Cannon, Annie Jump, 1863-1941
Whiting, Sarah Frances, 1847-1927
Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919
Date Created: August 28, 1912
Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives; Shapley Collection
Catalog ID: AAS E14