Title:

Forest fire on the west slope of Mount Isabel

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Landscapes and Far Views

Creator:

Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Wildfires, Natural disasters, Forest fires, Panoramas, Mountains, and Landscapes

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Wildfires, Natural disasters, Forest fires, Panoramas, Mountains, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Forest fire

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Landscapes and Far Views

Creator:

Campbell, William Wallace, 1862-1938

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Wildfires, Landscapes, Forest fires, Panoramas, Natural disasters, and Mountains

Description:

The Lick Observatory Archive documents one of the most historically important observatories in the world, and is a unique resource for the study of the history of modern astronomy. The digital collection contains digitized historical photographs from Series 6 and 7 of the larger collection and includes portraits of astronomers, telescope and lens makers and other prominent scientists, scenes of life at the observatory on Mount Hamilton, instruments, and documentation of expeditions. The physical archive includes records beginning in 1870 describing the founding construction and operation of the observatory, and documenting aspects of the early astronomical ambitions and achievements of its founders. Correspondence, copybooks, drawings, diaries and logs, and the personal papers of resident and visiting astronomers make up a large portion of the Archive.

Subject:

Wildfires, Landscapes, Forest fires, Panoramas, Natural disasters, Mountains, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36