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While at Lick Observatory, Barnard was the first astronomer to discover a comet using photgraphic plates. In 1889, he became the first astronomer to observe the eclipse of Saturn's satellite Iapetus.

Barnard moved to California in 1887 to inaugurate the new observatory at Mount Hamilton near San Jose. He discovered the first non-Galilean moon of Jupiter, Amalthea, in September 1892 over 275 years after Galileo's discoveries. Observatory staff…

Edward Emerson Barnard was known for his photographs of galaxies, especially after joining the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory. Each image took many hours of exposure. While clear skies in California made observations easy, in Wisconsin,…

The mosquito heart is a long muscular tube tethered to the dorsal cuticle (the mosquito’s back), extending the length of the abdomen. To obtain this fluorescence microphotograph, a mosquito was dissected, isolating the dorsal portion of the abdomen.…

Jack Corn described his work as dependent on lighting conditions: “No matter how much talent a professional photographer has, one keeper, i.e. a good photograph, per one roll of film is a good harvest.” He made these images from 1956 to 1979 in…

William Gunter, Jr. was an autopsy technician in the department of pathology, as well as a skilled photographer praised by Dr. Goodpasture for his work for pathology and other departments. William’s brother Albert and his father Bill Sr., both worked…

Over 2,500 Vanderbilt men served in World War I once the United States joined the fighting in April 1917. The Vanderbilt Unit included 12 doctors, enlisted men and nurses from Tennessee. Most of its members served 150 miles from Paris at Nevers, in…

Few nurses were identified in the Army Signal Corps photographs of nursing units. The Vanderbilt Unit included doctors and local nurses from Davidson County. Head Nurse Catherine Sinnot had worked for St. Thomas Hospital and was awarded the…

The American Expeditionary Forces depended upon regular train service and hospitals were positioned near major railroad junctions. Nevers, 150 miles south of Paris, was a central supply depot for matériel, veterinary hospitals and hospitals. Officers…

Many soldiers in the American Expeditionary Forces took their cameras to war. The unknown photographer was likely part of the Vanderbilt Unit serving at Camp Hospital 28. Despite the Army Signal Corps’ sales of souvenir photographs of units and AEF…