Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Mount Wilson Observatory  Search this

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Interior

Date:

c. 1931

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

There are several other shots of Mt. Wilson in Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder 2.

This photo is featured in the Smithsonian Annual Report for 1932, opposite page 141.

Summary:

The Great Hooker 100-inch telescope used at the Mt. Wilson, California Observatory, which served as a Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory station from 1905 to the mid 1930's.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder: 2

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Observing (field) stations  Search this

Observatories  Search this

Telescopes  Search this

Mountains--California  Search this

Astronomy  Search this

Standard number:

MAH 10815-B or MAH10815B

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_8182