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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A distant view of the Snow Solar Telescope and a solar tower telescope standing in the snow at Mount Wilson Solar Observatory. The solar tower telescope stands tall, left-of-center behind some trees. Beyond it, the building housing the Snow Solar Telescope is covered in snow and extends across the image from left to right, where it exits frame. In the foreground, two tall pine trees stand side by side in the snow. A narrow path winds past the trees starting from the right down to the left corner. The ground immediately in front of the camera is covered in snow. Text from negative sleeve: 683. Mount Wilson, winter 1909. On the trail. Mrs H.H.West behind the burro. Elizabeth West with Frances West in rear. Close up of Mrs H.H.West with Frances West on leading burro. Some other party on the trail following us seems to have a banner of some sort. Here we are at Orchard camp, half way up. Elizabeth West on burro at Orchard Camp. Two views of the Hotel at summit of Mt Wioson[sic]. Old cabin at [crossed out:] Starin's [end crossed out] [handwritten:] Strains [end handwritten] camp on the other side of Mt Wilson. I slept one night in that old cabin about 1890. The tower at the summit of Mt Wilson. 8 negatives
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_0683_004 ark:/21198/zz002hr8kt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Snow--California--Mount Wilson Telescopes--California--Mount Wilson Wilson, Mount (Calif. : Mountain) Mount Wilson Solar Observatory
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