Shoveling snow from the roof of the original Monastery, Mount Wilson Observatory. Two unidentified men stand, with shovels, on the snow-covered roof of the monastery building. The Monastery served as a dormitory for visiting scientists. Much of the snow has been removed from the roof of the el on the right-hand side of the photograph; the other roof portions await clearing. Several chimneys poke through the snow covered roof. The courtyard is buried in snow; some of the windows in the building are seen just above the snow. Several trees surround the building. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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