Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
View | 40-inch Refractor Telescope 26:2201 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | View of the polar axis of the Yerkes Observatory 40-inch refractor telescope. Photograph taken west of the pier. |
Subject Terms | Refracting telescopes | Telescope mounts | Observatory domes |
Photographer | Blakslee, George C., 1861-1941 |
Photograph Date | 1932-12-02 |
Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 24.5 x 19.8 cm |
Manufacturer | Alvan Clark & Sons; Warner & Swasey Company |
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 | apf6-00315 |
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