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Title
Castings for support columns of the Yerkes Observatory 40-inch telescope, in a field
Date Created and/or Issued
1894
1895
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Castings for support columns of the Yerkes Observatory 40-inch telescope, before construction began on the observatory. Castings are laid outside, in a field.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
Black and white photograph; 8 x 11 cm
Identifier
Yerkes Observatory #007
44111
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/70
Subject
Metal castings
Steel castings
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Williams Bay (Wis.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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