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

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

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.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1918-176/2
Materials:
paper, card and complete
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs) and observatories
credit:
Mount Wilson Solar Observatory