Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | Coelostat 56:1217 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Coelostat mirror and head displaying fractures of glass. Photograph taken at Yerkes Observatory after an electrical fire in the Coelostat Observatory destroyed a horizontal reflector telescope and other astronomical instruments. |
| Subject Terms | Coelostats | Mirrors | Fires | Reflecting telescopes | Astronomical observatories | Astronomical instruments |
| Photographer | Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 |
| Photograph Date | 1902-12-22 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 19.7 x 24.7 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 | apf6-01369 |
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