McDonald Observatory
| Title | McDonald Observatory |
| View | Zeiss Comparator 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Astronomer Walter Linke at McDonald Observatory operating a Zeiss Comparator, an instrument for comparing star photographs. Both the observatory, in the Davis Mountains of Western Texas, and its 82-inch reflecting telescope, the second largest in the world, were designed and built by the Warner & Swasey Company of Cleveland, Ohio for the University of Texas which will operate the facility with the University of Chicago. The observatory will be dedicated May 5, 1939. |
| Subject Terms | Linke, Walter | Science rooms and equipment | Astronomical observatories |
| Photographer | Warner & Swasey Company |
| Photograph Date | 1939 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.6 x 24.2 cm |
| Location | Davis Mountains, Texas |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-05114 |
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