Title:

Sierra Nevada: view looking east from Lick Observatory

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Outbuildings, Landscapes, Observatory domes, and Landscape photography

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:

Outbuildings, Landscapes, Observatory domes, Landscape photography, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36 and Box 37

Title:

Sierra Nevada: view from south side of the Great Dome, over the observatory grounds

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Landscapes and Far Views

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Valleys, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, 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:

Valleys, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Mountains, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Sierra Nevada: view from south side of the Great Dome, over the observatory grounds

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Landscapes and Far Views

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Valleys, 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:

Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Valleys, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Sierra Nevada: view from south side of the Great Dome, over the observatory grounds

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Landscapes and Far Views

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Landscapes, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Valleys, and Mountains

Date Created:

February 1922

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:

Landscapes, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Valleys, Mountains, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36

Title:

Sierra Nevada: view from Mount Hamilton

Sub-Series Title:

Views, Lick Observatory; Landscapes and Far Views

Type:

Image

Series:

Series 6: Glass Negatives

People:

Lick Observatory

Place:

Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Topic:

Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Valleys, 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:

Mountains, Astronomical observatories, Observatory domes, Panoramas, Valleys, Landscapes, Lick Observatory, Lick Observatory, Sierra Nevada, and Mount Hamilton

Call Number:

UA 36