McDonald Observatory
| Title | McDonald Observatory |
| View | Mirror Preparation 4 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | A welder prepares the base of the tube, which will support the 82-inch reflecting mirror of the McDonald Observatory telescope. While the mirror was being polished, the telescope was fabricated, tested, and shipped to Texas. |
| Subject Terms | Welders | Mirrors--Design and construction | Reflecting telescopes | Manufacturing processes | Warner & Swasey Company |
| Photographer | Warner & Swasey Company |
| Photograph Date | 1939 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.2 x 23.9 cm |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05089 |
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