Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | Rising Floor 25:3201 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Supporting cables, incorrectly secured, caused the wooden floor of the Yerkes Observatory 90-foot dome to collapse. |
| Subject Terms | Floors (Surface elements) | Structural failures | Cables |
| Photograph Date | 1897-05-29 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 9.6 x 12.2 cm |
| Location | 373 West Geneva Street | Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
| Campus Grid | Y01 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf6-00301 |
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