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Title
Construction of the foundation for a new wing of Mount Wilson Observatory's office building, Pasadena
Date Created and/or Issued
1969-12-12
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 a new wing of Mount Wilson Observatory's office building, 813 Santa Barbara Street, Pasadena. The existing office building is seen at the far right; the construction area and formwork is seen in the center of the photograph. Several unidentified construction workers stand within the construction area. An automobile is parked by the curb near the construction area. Palm trees are visible behind buildings 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
Extent
1 4X5 film neg
Identifier
COPC 1628
29625
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1941
Subject
Foundations--Design and construction
Office buildings--Design and construction
Office buildings--California--Pasadena--Photographs
Construction workers--United States
Concrete construction
Concrete construction--Formwork
Automobiles
Buildings--California--Pasadena--Photographs
Palms
Trees
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Pasadena (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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