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U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics chief photographer Walter Richardson climbs into the observation basket on Los Angeles to shoot the eclipse. (Smithsonian Institution Archives)
U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics chief photographer Walter Richardson climbs into the observation basket on Los Angeles to shoot the eclipse. (Smithsonian Institution Archives)