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Title
The Monastery and courtyard at Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1944-05-30
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
The Monastery and courtyard at Mount Wilson Observatory. Photograph taken by Seth B. Nicholson. The Monastery served as a dormitory for visiting scientists. This view shows much of the courtyard and several exterior walls of the Monastery that face the courtyard. Small chimneys extend from the roofs; shrubs and small trees grow next to the building.
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
1 Glass neg 5x7
Identifier
COPC 1115
29112
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1759
Subject
Dormitories--California
Buildings--California--Mount Wilson--Photographs
Courtyards
Windows
Doors
Roofs
Chimneys
Shrubs
Trees
Mount Wilson Observatory
Nicholson, Seth B. (Seth Barnes), 1891-1963
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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