Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | Main Observatory 30:192 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | South front of Yerkes Observatory showing a near view of the great 90-foot dome with its shutter open and the lens of the 40-inch refractor telescope just visible. Photograph taken from the reflector dome. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Charles T. Yerkes Observatory |
| Subject Terms | Astronomical observatories | Observatory domes | Refracting telescopes | Shutters (Opening components) | Lenses (Components) | Astronomical instruments |
| Photographer | Blakslee, George C., 1861-1941 |
| Photograph Date | 1927-10-19 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 24.7 x 19.4 cm |
| Architect | Cobb, Henry Ives, 1859-1931 |
| Completion Date | 1897 |
| 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 | apf6-00839 |
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