Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
View | Rising Floor 25:3202 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Wooden floor of the Yerkes Observatory 90-foot dome raised and lowered by electric motor raises and lowers. Supporting cables, incorrectly secured, caused the floor to collapse. |
Subject Terms | Floors (Surface elements) | Structural failures | Cables |
Photograph Date | 1897-05-29 |
Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 19.5 x 24.4 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 | apf6-00302 |
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