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Title: Partial construction of the 150-foot tower, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1909-10-22
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: Partial construction of the 150-foot tower, Mount Wilson Observatory. The steel framing of the tower is seen rising from the foundation. Trees are in the background.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Extent: 1 8X10 print
Identifier: COPC 97
28094
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1205
Subject: Towers--Design and construction
Steel framing (Building)
Steel, Structural
Foundations
Construction equipment
Horse-drawn vehicles--Photographs
Trees
Mount Wilson Observatory
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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