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Title
Two view of incomplete first model of Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1920-03
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Two views of incomplete first model of Mount Wilson Observatory. The model is incomplete; buildings and structures are in place but surrounding trees and vegetation is not. The models are set into shallow wooden boxes.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 1141
29138
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1240
Subject
Mount Wilson Observatory--Models
Astronomical observatories--Models
Observatories--Models
Towers--Models
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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