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Title: Construction of observatory dome for the 100-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1915-07
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: Construction of the observatory dome for the 100-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory, as seen from the 60-foot tower. The steel framing is in place; a portion of a crane is seen above the roof line of the dome. Trees are in the surrounding area.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Extent: 1 8X10 print
Identifier: COPC 499
28496
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1397
Subject: Observatory domes--Design and construction
Framing (Building)
Steel, Structural
Girders
Sheathing (Building Materials)
Cranes, derricks, etc
Hoisting machinery
Mount Wilson Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Observatories
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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