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Title: Construction of foundation for the 100-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1913
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Photographs
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Construction of the foundation for the 100-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory. Wooden construction is above the concrete foundation, with wooden scaffolding around the outside. A construction worker stands on top of the circular floor, at top.
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Extent: 1 8X10 print
Identifier: COPC 466
28463
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/629
Subject: Construction projects
Foundations
Buildings
Scaffolding
Floors
Construction workers--United States
Observatory domes
Astronomical observatories
Mount Wilson Observatory
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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