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Title
100-inch telescope observatory dome, under construction, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1915-08-28
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
100-inch telescope observatory dome, under construction, Mount Wilson Observatory, as seen from the south. The steel framing for the dome is in place; sheathing covers most of the dome. A portion of a crane is seen above the roof line of the dome. Scaffolding surrounds the concrete foundation of the building. Trees and shrubs are in the surrounding area.
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 508
28505
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1401
Subject
Observatory domes--Design and construction
Framing (Building)
Steel, Structural
Sheathing (Building Materials)
Cranes, derricks, etc
Hoisting machinery
Scaffolding
Foundations
Mount Wilson Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Observatories
Trees
Shrubs
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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