Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | Main Observatory 65:1028 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Yerkes Observatory photographed from the southwest, showing the tinning of the dome roof. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Charles T. Yerkes Observatory |
| Subject Terms | Construction workers | Suspended scaffolding | Tinning | Observatory domes | Construction sites |
| Photograph Date | 1896-10-20 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 18.8 x 24.0 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 | apf6-01605 |
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