60-foot tower telescope dome, under construction, Mount Wilson Observatory. the Snow telescope building is seen behind the tower. The tower's dome is partically complete; the steel girders framing the dome are visible. Wires leading from the tower to the ground are also visible. A small, round building is seen to the right of the tower, with a shingled roof. A large pine tree and shrubs are seen in the foreground. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Towers--Design and construction Observatory domes Steel, Structural Girders Astronomical observatories Observatories Observation towers Construction--California Wire Trees Shrubs Mount Wilson Observatory Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
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