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

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 telescope's completed Polar Axis and the lower section of the tube being assembled in the observatory dome.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1918-176/27
Materials:
cardboard and paper (fibre product)
type:
photograph and telescope - reflecting
credit:
Mount Wilson Solar Observatory