Title | McDonald Observatory |
View | 82-inch Reflector Telescope 4 |
Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
Description | The 82-inch reflecting telescope at the McDonald Observatory awaits the arrival of its mirror. Warner & Swasey Company designed and built both the observatory, in the Davis Mountains of Western Texas, and its telescope, the second largest in the world. |
Subject Terms | Astronomical observatories | Science rooms and equipment | Telescopes |
Photograph Date | 1939 |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.1 x 24.0 cm |
Location | Davis Mountains, Texas |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf2-05099 |
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