Bromide print related to and showing various stages in the construction of the Hooker 100-inch reflecting telescope

PART OF:: Section of 41 bromide prints

Made:: 1916-1918 in United States, California and Mount Wilson

One of 41 bromide prints related to and showing various stages in the construction of the Hooker 100-inch reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, California. This view shows the concrete pier for the telescope mounting.

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1918-176/6

Materials:: paper, card and complete

type:: black-and-white prints (photographs) and observatories

credit:: Mount Wilson Solar Observatory

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Bromide print related to and showing various stages in the construction of the Hooker 100-inch reflecting telescope

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