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Title
Construction of the 60-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1907-12-06
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Construction of the 60-inch telescope dome, Mount Wilson Observatory. This view shows perlins, riveting, staging, etc. The scaffolding is also evident. Some construction equipment is seen on the ground around the building. Trees are in the surrounding area.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 297
28294
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1122
Subject
Astronomical observatories
Observatory domes
Mount Wilson Observatory
Construction
Construction equipment
Scaffolding
Steel framing (Building)
Steel, Structural
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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