McDonald Observatory
| Title | McDonald Observatory |
| View | Control Mechanisms 5 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Astronomer Dr. Carl Keenan Seyfert looks through the McDonald telescope finder. He holds a portable box, which controls the movements of the telescope and dome. Both the observatory, in the Davis Mountains of Western Texas, and its 82-inch reflecting telescope, the second largest in the world, were designed and built by the Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio for the University of Texas which will operate the facility with the University of Chicago. The observatory will be dedicated May 5, 1939. |
| Subject Terms | Seyfert, Carl Keenan, 1911-1960 | Astronomical observatories | Telescopes | Science rooms and equipment |
| Photographer | Warner & Swasey Company |
| Photograph Date | 1939-05 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 24.3 x 19.7 cm |
| Location | Davis Mountains, Texas |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05056 |
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