Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds

Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
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TitleYerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
ViewRising Floor 25:3200 (2008-003)
SeriesVI: Yerkes Observatory
DescriptionSupporting cables, incorrectly secured, caused the wooden floor of the Yerkes Observatory 90-foot dome to collapse.
Subject TermsFloors (Surface elements) | Structural failures | Cables
Photograph Date1897-05-29
Physical FormatGlass plate negatives; 10.0 x 12.7 cm
Location373 West Geneva Street | Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Campus GridY01
CollectionArchival Photographic Files
RepositoryUniversity of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center
Image Identifierapf6-00300

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