Construction and framing of a computer room addition at the base of the 150-foot tower telescope, Mount Wilson Observatory. This side view shows the steel framing for the exterior walls and a portion of the roof. An unidentified construction worker stands inside the framed building. A portion of the tower's base is seen next to the new building, at the far right. Construction equipment and materials are on the ground in the surrounding area. Trees are in the background. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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