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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: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
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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