| Unidentified photographer Clear for Action [Commander E. D. Ashe and assistants] 1870 Albumen print The Royal Society Product code: RS-9185 LL/58684 Photographic plate from The proceedings of the Canadian eclipse party, 1869, by Commander Edward David Ashe (Quebec, 1870). The photograph shows Commander Ashe with three of his assistants. Ashe was director of the Quebec Observatory and Royal Navy commander. He lead an expedition to Iowa to view the solar eclipse on 7 August 1869.
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