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

Made:
1916-1918 in 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 un-silvered mirror raised into the vertical for testing in the optical workshop.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1918-176/37
Materials:
cardboard and paper (fibre product)
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), components, concave mirrors, glass mirrors, astronomical instruments and reflecting telescopes
credit:
Mount Wilson Solar Observatory