Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | Coelostat Observatory 19:1215a (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Burning of the Coelostat Observatory. Photograph taken at Yerkes Observatory as an electrical fire destroyed the building, a horizontal reflector telescope, and other astronomical instruments, and equipment. |
| Subject Terms | Coelostats | Fires | Reflecting telescopes | Astronomical instruments | Astronomical observatories |
| Photographer | Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 |
| Photograph Date | 1902-12-22 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 19.7 x 24.8 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 | apf6-00621 |
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