Image / The 100-inch mirror on a lifting device prior to its transfer to …

The 100-inch mirror on a lifting device prior to its transfer to the telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: The 100-inch mirror on a lifting device prior to its transfer to the telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1935-03-01
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: The 100-inch mirror on a lifting device prior to its transfer to the telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. The mirror is placed on top of two parallel beams on the floor. The observatory's interior balcony and staircase are seen behind the mirror.
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 4X5 B/W print; 1 4X5 film neg
Identifier: COPC 636
28633
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1683
Subject: Hoisting machinery
Mirrors
Optical instruments
Astronomical instruments
Balconies
Staircases
Mount Wilson Observatory
Observatories
Interiors
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.