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Vera Rubin Digital Images

Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Names:
Rubin, Vera  Search this
Extent:
0.06 Gigabytes (4 digital images)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Digital images
Date:
2007
Summary:
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin (1928-2016) was an American astronomer whose work provided clear, observational evidence of the existence of dark matter. This collection consists of four born digital images of astronomer Vera Rubin, seated at her desk with papers relating to her discovery of dark matter, during an oral history interview conducted by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) curator David H. DeVorkin and NASM intern Ashley Yeager in Rubin's office.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of four born digital images of astronomer Vera Rubin, seated at her desk with papers relating to her discovery of dark matter, during an oral history interview conducted by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) curator David H. DeVorkin and NASM intern Ashley Yeager in Rubin's office at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.; July 20, 2007. DeVorkin was the photographer and is not seen in the images; Yeager appears seated beside Rubin's desk in one image. Images were received as 300 ppi image files in RGB JPG format, each 2560 x 1920 pixels in size.
Arrangement:
Collection is in original order.
Biographical / Historical:
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin (1928-2016) was an American astronomer whose work provided clear, observational evidence of the existence of dark matter. Rubin graduated with a degree in astronomy from Vassar College in 1948, completed a master's degree from Cornell University in 1951, and a Ph.D. from Georgetown University in 1954. In the 1960s, Rubin began what would become a life-long quest to understand the motions of stars within galaxies and the motions of galaxies themselves. Expecting to discover that stars farther from the center of a galaxy moved more slowly than stars closer to the center, Rubin instead observed that the outermost stars all seemed to be orbiting faster than they should. The stars were being influenced by the gravity of a vast amount of undetected mass surrounding the galaxy that came to be known as dark matter. Rubin collaborated with gifted instrument-maker W. Kent Ford, Jr. using an image tube spectrograph he developed at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. When Rubin used this instrument in telescopes it allowed for much more sensitive observations of distant galaxies than had previously been possible. These observations yielded evidence for the existence of dark matter that stimulated general acknowledgement that it forms much of the mass in the universe. For her ground-breaking work, Vera Rubin became the second woman in history to receive the prestigious Gold Medal of England's Royal Astronomical Society. Rubin was also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and was awarded the National Medal of Science in 1993.
Provenance:
NASM Generated (David DeVorkin), 2020, NASM.2020.0033
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Women scientists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Citation:
Vera Rubin Digital Images, NASM.2020.0033, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2020.0033
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c426309c-0bee-4003-b0aa-345a509ce136
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2020-0033
Online Media:

Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection

Topic:
Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America
Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Names:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Extent:
1.35 Cubic feet (3 legal document boxes)
1.26 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1930s-1960s
Summary:
This collection consists of the photographs used in Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America and collected by David DeVorkin for research. It also includes a few engineering drawings of balloon gondolas.
Scope and Contents:
David DeVorkin, a Space History Curator at the National Air and Space Museum, completed Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America in 1989. The book traces the history of manned scientific ballooning from the 1930's to the 1960's, beginning with the flights of Auguste Piccard, and proceeding through the manned flights by the Army Air Corps, up to the Apollo Space Missions.

This collection consists of the photographs used in the book and collected by David DeVorkin for research. The collection is organized by chapter. There are also a few engineering drawings of the gondola of balloons.

There are three series in this collection. Series 1 consists of the photographs actually used in the book, arranged by chapter. Series 2 consists of photographs collected for research by David DeVorkin, but not used in the book. They are arranged by chapter. Series 3 consists of two subseries: Miscellaneous and Duplicate Photographs, and Science Service Photographs.

There is one appendix to this collection. It is a list of all the Smithsonian Institution negative numbers from all the images that David DeVorkin used that came from the National Air and Space Museum's collections.
Arrangement:
There are three series in this collection. Series 1 consists of the photographs actually used in the book; it is arranged by chapter. Series 2 consists of photographs collected for research by David DeVorkin, but not used in the book; it is arranged by chapter. Series 3 consists of two subseries: Miscellaneous and Duplicate Photographs and Science Service Photographs.

There is one appendix to this collection. It is a list of all Smithsonian Institution negative numbers from all images that David DeVorkin used that came from the National Air and Space Museum's collections.
Biographical/Historical note:
David DeVorkin, a curator of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, completed Race to the Stratosphere: Manned Scientific Ballooning in America in 1989. The book traces the history of manned scientific ballooning, beginning with the flights of Auguste Piccard, and proceeding through the manned flights by the Army Air Corps, up to the Apollo Space Missions.
Provenance:
David DeVorkin, Transfer, 1997
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Airships  Search this
Balloons  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0034
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Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2d2d9d785-e4a3-4a14-9206-7b773bbd10d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1997-0034
Online Media:

Photographs actually used in the book

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0034, Series 1
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg270c03d55-f40c-402f-a75a-d81e16e218d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref12

Photographs not used in the book

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0034, Series 2
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24f1f8ab3-98c4-4438-afd5-d437f412a183
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref13

Other photographs

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0034, Series 3
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg284e60a85-b0e2-49f4-8d62-328e94312caf
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref14

Miscellaneous and Duplicate Photographs

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0034, Subseries 3.1
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Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 3: Other photographs
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27e28ed82-6228-450f-aaf6-4511789190b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref15

Science Service Photographs

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.1997.0034, Subseries 3.2
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 3: Other photographs
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg23730a1d7-99c6-4970-8cc7-fc5647f71ad4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref16

Captions

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 1
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2893690bd-80dd-4e26-85c9-6ebae6f340fa
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref18

Frontispiece and Book Cover

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg29e5017af-de59-428f-9254-cd4be6df3076
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref19

Introductions and Contentions

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c3756898-28ea-41a9-be2e-eeab625671d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref20

Chapter 1 Auguste Piccard's Flights of the FNRS

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg20b1f0a42-f440-461b-9ea5-4e2ab6bd7e6f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref21

Chapter 2 Auguste Piccard Comes to the United States

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg251dd9893-405b-4f59-92fb-86ceb4f06734
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref22

Chapter 3 "A Century of Progress" Flights

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2354f748c-5f52-450a-adff-eb5593eec484
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref23

Chapter 4 Continued Dreams of Jean Piccard

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg224e08672-1d6b-4748-96b5-36f76affe6c8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref24

Chapter 5 The National Geographic Society -- Army Air Corps Explorer Flights

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ea2b910d-b206-4b32-bcda-fd8c5948d557
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref25

Chapter 6 The Flight of Explorer II

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2af9d8325-71d7-47be-a3ea-0804e5848c6a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref26

Chapter 7 Jean Piccard and Progress in Balloonsonde Development

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 10
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2798146b3-7adb-4ecd-b416-84ee3ce274b5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref27

Chapter 8 Epilog to the 1930's: Advancing Balloonsonde Technology

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2c5158bf3-b090-49ec-809a-6e8f08fd1932
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref28

Chapter 9 Project Helios

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ed6d3d66-2e24-44a7-b7d6-6e1dde07818d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref29

Chapter 10 The Legacy of Helios: Skyhook, Stratolab, and Modern Scientific Ballooning

Collection Creator:
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 13
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection, Acc. 1997-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection
Race to the Stratosphere Photograph Collection / Series 1: Photographs actually used in the book
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f2fce828-fee6-472a-a812-bbd6dfd4725b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1997-0034-ref30

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