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Title: Construction of the foundation for the monastery building, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued: 1904
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 the foundation for the monastery building, Mount Wilson Observatory. The wooden forms for concrete sections are seen around the perimeter of the foundation. Several construction workers are working within the construction site; one is sawing wood. 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 772
28769
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1165
Subject: Mount Wilson Observatory
Dormitories--California
Dwellings--California--Photographs
Construction--California
Construction projects
Dwellings--Foundations
Earthwork
Concrete footings
Foundations--Design and construction
Masonry
Concrete construction--Formwork
Construction workers--United States
Lumber
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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