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Construction of a new dome and shutter on the 10-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory

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Title: Construction of a new dome and shutter on the 10-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1931-06-29
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: Construction of a new dome and shutter on the 10-inch telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory. Two unidentified construction workers stand on a wooden platform near the new dome. The framing for the new roof and shutter is seen. 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.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Identifier: COPC 870
28867
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1630
Subject: Mount Wilson Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Observatory domes
Roofs
Construction--California--Mount Wilson--Photographs
Framing (Building)
Construction workers--United States
Platforms
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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