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Two sheets of photographs of the sun taken with a Dallmeyer photo-heliograph

1870-1875
Photograph of Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay, Wisconsin taken in 1915.

Photograph of Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay

1915
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 top section of the main girder of the Dome being transported on the rough mountain road.

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

1916-1918
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 framework for the moving Balcony floor of the Dome.

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

1916-1918
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 shows the top section of the main girder of the Dome being raised into its final position.

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

1916-1918
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 top section of the main girder of the Dome being raised into its final position from the moving Balcony floor.

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

1916-1918
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 top section of the main girder of the Dome arriving at the Observatory.

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

1916-1918
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 south-west view shows the completed observatory from ground level with the dome shutter part open.

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

1916-1918
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 north-west view shows the concrete pier for the telescope mounting and the iron columns for the observatory building.

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

1916-1918
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 stationary floor of the observatory building and the tracks, wheels and framework of the dome and balcony on the right.

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

1916-1918
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 and the iron columns for the observatory building with 150-Solar Tower Telescope in the distance.

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

1916-1918
One of two photographs on separate mounts of the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington in 1915 at its new site.

One of two photographs on separate mounts of the U.S. Naval Observatory

One of two photographs on separate mounts of the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington in 1915 at its new site.

One of two photographs on separate mounts of the U.S. Naval Observatory

One of four photographic views of the Pulkovo Observatory, St Petersburg in Russia, 1876.

One of four photographic views of the Pulkovo Observatory

1876
One of four photographic views of the Pulkovo Observatory, St Petersburg in Russia, 1876.

One of four photographic views of the Pulkovo Observatory

1876
One of four photograph taken from the north side of the original buildings of the Pulkovo Observatory, St Petersburg in Russia, 1876.

One of four photograph taken from the north side of the original buildings of the Pulkovo Observatory

1876
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 looking south shows the observatory dome under erection.

Assembling the Hooker Telescope building, c. 1916

1916-1918
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 site for the observatory, taken from the 150-foot Solar Tower Telescope.

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

1916-1918
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.

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

1916-1918
Photograph - general view of the Jaipur Observatory, size 15" x 11". Toned bromide print.

Photograph of Jaipur Observatory, 1915

1915
Four photographic views of Pulkovo observatory, St Petersburg in Russia, 1876.

Four photographic views of Pulkovo observatory

1876
Section of 41 bromide prints, mounted on 5 display boards (one broken in two) showing stages in the construction of the Hooker 100-inch reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, California

Section of 41 bromide prints

1916-1918
One of six views of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, c.1914 mounted in glazed frame. The Altazimuth building and Telescope.

The Altazimuth

1914
One of two sheets of photographs of the sun taken with a Dallmeyer photo-heliograph, at Wilna Observatory taken during Setember 1870.

One of two sheets of photographs of the sun taken with a Dallmeyer photo-heliograph

1870
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 north pier of the telescope in position in the observatory dome.

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

1916-1918
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 south-west view shows the concrete pier for the telescope mounting and the iron columns for the observatory building.

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

1916-1918
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 from the east shows shutter opening on the Observatory Dome.

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

1916-1918
One of four photographic views of the Pulkovo Observatory, St Petersburg in Russia, 1876.

One of four photographic views of the Pulkovo Observatory

1876
One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the monument marking the site of Sir John W. Herschel's telescope at Feldhausen, South Africa .

One of nineteen photographs from the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope

1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the Official Residences.

One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope

1909
One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, showing the building and dome for the Carte du Ciel twin astrographic refractor by Howard Grubb, Dublin.

One of nineteen photographs taken at the Royal Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope

1909
Ten inch by twelve inch bromide print, sepia toned:- photograph of an original water colour painting of the "Ancient Observatory at Delhi" by William Simpson, 1864, exhibited in the Indian section of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1146-1869)

Ten inch by twelve inch bromide print

1919
General plan (18" x 14") of Jaipur Observatory (scale 1" = 40') drawn from plate 1, p.76 of "The Jaipur Observatory and its builder" by Lieut a. ff. Garrett, R.E., Allahbod, 1902

General plan (18" x 14") of Jaipur Observatory (scale 1" = 40') drawn from plate 1

1902; 1915
One of two photographs mounted in a passe-partout frame showing the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, California during winter.

Winter views of Lick Observatory, 1915

1915
One of two photographs mounted in a passe-partout frame showing the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, California during Summer.

Summer view of Lick Observatory, 1915

1915
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 taken from the 150-foot Solar Tower Telescope shows wooden shuttering to support the casting of the concrete pillar of the telescope mounting.

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

1916-1918
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 aerial view shows the completed observatory with its dome shutters part open.

The Hooker Telescope Dome with shutter partly open, c1917

1916-1918
Two photographs mounted in a passe-partout frame showing the Lick Observatory at Mount Hamilton, California during Summer and Winter.

Summer and winter views of Lick Observatory, 1915

1915
Two photos on one mount of the U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington

Two photos on one mount of the U.S. Naval Observatory at Washington

1915
Glazed frame of six views of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, c.1914

Glazed frame of six views of the Royal Observatory

1914
One of six views of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, c.1914 mounted in glazed frame. Flamsteed House and courtyard from the north-west.

Front Court Looking north west. Flamsteed's Observatory

1914
One of six views of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, c.1914 mounted in glazed frame. The Great Equatorial Telescope (28-inch refractor) and dome.

The Great Equatorial

1914
One of six views of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, c.1914 mounted in glazed frame. The new observatory showing the Magnet House and Altazimuth building.

View from the new Observatory

1914
One of six views of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, c.1914 mounted in glazed frame. The new Physics Observatory of the Thompson equatorial telescope.

New Observatory with Dome of Thompson equatorial

1914