Construction of a new dome and shutter on the 10-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory. Three (3) unidentified construction workers are seen standing in and aaround the steel framing for the new dome. One of the construction workers stands on a wooden platform at the outer edge of the dome. Tarpaulins, a sawhorse and other construction materials are seen in the area. Trees are seen in the background. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Observatory domes--Design and construction Steel framing (Building) Framing (Building) Construction workers--United States Platforms Tarpaulins Sawhorses Construction equipments Construction--California--Mount Wilson Mount Wilson Observatory Astronomical observatories Trees Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
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