Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | 12-inch Refractor Telescope 23:2050 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Reconstructed Kenwood twin 12-inch refractor telescope at Yerkes Observatory. The lower half of both tubes with the spectroscope and a new attached rear plate holder are displayed. A clock, part of the "Sky Patrol" apparatus is at the center. |
| Subject Terms | Refracting telescopes | Spectrometers | Measuring instruments | Clocks | Light--Measurement | Spectrum |
| Photographer | Blakslee, George C., 1861-1941 |
| Photograph Date | 1930-06-11 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 24.5 x 19.7 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 | apf6-00715 |
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