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Title
60-inch telescope dome, under construction, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1908
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
60-inch telescope dome under construction; portion of shutter frame being hoisted into place. Mount Wilson Observatory. A crane is being used to place the shutter frame in place.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 301
28298
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1109
Subject
Observatory domes
Roofs
Round buildings
Construction--California
Cranes, derricks, etc
Mount Wilson Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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