Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds
| Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
| View | Main Observatory 53:1031 (2008-003) |
| Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
| Description | Erecting the 26-foot dome of Yerkes Observatory. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Charles T. Yerkes Observatory |
| Subject Terms | Construction workers | Observatory domes | Hoists | Cables | Construction sites |
| Photograph Date | 1896-12-16 |
| Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 19.1 x 23.7 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 | apf6-01287 |
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