McDonald Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | McDonald Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | 82-inch Reflector Telescope 97:6 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | McDonald Observatory 82-inch reflecting telescope awaits the arrival of its mirror. Warner & Swasey Company designed and built both the observatory, in the Davis Mountains of Western Texas, and its telescope, the second largest in the world. |
| Subject Terms | Reflecting telescopes | Mirrors--Design and construction | Manufacturing processes | Astronomical photography | Astronomical instruments |
| Photograph Date | 1930s |
| Physical Format | Lantern slides; 6.4 x 8.0 cm |
| Manufacturer | Warner & Swasey Company; Lundin, Carl Axel Robert, 1880-1962 |
| Location | Davis Mountains, Texas |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf6-03345 |
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