Control console in the control room for the 60-inch telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. A small desk and chair are placed between the two control consoles. A black telephone sits on the small desk. A 24-hour clock, seen at left, is mounted to a wooden panel. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Control rooms Electric controllers Electric power distribution Electric switchgear Electronics systems Tables Chairs Clocks and watches Telephone Mount Wilson Observatory Astronomical observatories Observatory domes Interiors Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
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