McDonald Observatory
| Title | McDonald Observatory |
| View | Front View 3 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas located atop 6,800-foot Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains will be dedicated May 5, 1939. The observatory, which the University of Texas built with a bequest from the late William J. McDonald, Paris, Texas banker, is 71 feet high surmounted by a hemispherical dome 62 feet in diameter and weighing 115 tons. The 82-inch reflecting mirror telescope is presently the second largest in the world. Astronomers of the University of Chicago led by Dr. Otto Struve, Director of the Yerkes Observatory, will provide staffing. |
| Subject Terms | Astronomical observatories | Observatory domes | Exterior views |
| Photograph Date | 1939-04-06 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 23.3 x 18.4 cm |
| Architect | Warner & Swasey Company |
| Completion Date | 1939 |
| Location | Davis Mountains, Texas |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05076 |
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