McDonald Observatory
| Title | McDonald Observatory |
| View | Landscape 2 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | For recreation, astronomers ride horseback. Dr. Carl Keenan and Mrs. Seyfert of the McDonald Observatory take their morning ride. 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 | Mount Locke (Davis, Texas) | Horses |
| Photographer | Warner & Swasey Company |
| Photograph Date | 1939 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.8 x 24.2 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 | apf2-05081 |
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