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Title
Construction of a foundational pier and stairs as part of the 60-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1907-08-29
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Construction of a foundational Pier and stairs to the constant temperature room for the 60-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory. An unidentified construction worker stands among the wooden scaffolding near the stairs. The concrete foundational pier is seen behind him, to his left. Other wooden forms and scaffolding are in the area; trees are visible in the background.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 285
28282
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1092
Subject
Construction--California
Construction projects
Construction workers--United States
Foundations
Staircases
Stairs
Scaffolding
Lumber
Observatory domes
Mount Wilson Observatory
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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