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Interior of the main hall of the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton

Title:

Interior of the main hall of the Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton

Creator:

McDonald, A. J. (Photographer)

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 7: Photographs

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory

Date Created:

approximately 1880-1883

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:

Lick Observatory and Lick Observatory

Call Number:

UA 36

Smith Creek Hotel, near Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

Title:

Smith Creek Hotel, near Mt. Hamilton, Cal.

Creator:

McDonald, A. J. (Photographer)

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 7: Photographs

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Date Created:

approximately 1890-1900

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:

Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Meridian Circle with observer

Title:

Meridian Circle with observer

Variant Title:

Repsold Meridian Circle

Creator:

McDonald, A. J. (Photographer)

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 7: Photographs

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory

Date Created:

approximately 1883-1890

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:

Lick Observatory and Lick Observatory

Call Number:

UA 36

Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton: astronomers residence in foreground

Title:

Lick Observatory, Mount Hamilton: astronomers residence in foreground

Creator:

McDonald, A. J. (Photographer)

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 7: Photographs

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory and Mount Hamilton

Date Created:

approximately 1888-1920

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:

Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

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