Snow telescope building, rolling shelter and stone columns, under construction as seen from the southwest, Mount Wilson Observatory. Two (2) men are standing on the platform above the stone columns. Metal scaffolding surrounds the stone columns....
Snow telescope building under construction, entire length as seen from the northeast, Mount Wilson Observatory. Three tall trees and shrubs are in the foreground. The observatory roof is only partially complete.
Distant view of the Snow telescope building, as seen from southeast of the new 'casino', Mount Wilson Observatory. Trees, shrubs and rocks are in the foreground.
Snow telescope coelostat pier and rolling shelter under construction as seen from southwest with construction workers posing on the structure, Mount Wilson Observatory. Fourteen (14) construction workers are posed on the platform and on the metal...
The rolling shelter of the Snow telescope building under construction, Mount Wilson Observatory. The two (2) men visible are Ross and Peterson. Scaffolding surrounds the stone pillars at the far end of he rolling shelter. The roofs of both the...
Snow telescope building from the southwest, with shelter rolled back, exposing coelostat, Mount Wilson Observatory. The stone columns seen in other images have been enclosed in wooden clapboard siding. Shrubs cover the hillside next to the building.
Snow telescope building as seen from straight ahead, Mount Wilson Observatory. Photo taken from spruce tree to the south, showing the 'pagoda' effect of the building. The coelostat is seen at the end of the platform. Trees and shrubs surround the...
Early construction of the 60-foot tower adjacent to the Snow telescope building, Mount Wilson Observatory. Two (2) unidentified construction workers stand near a wooden frame for the base of the tower. The clapboard sides of the Snow telescope...
Snow telescope building as seen from the physical laboratory, Mount Wilson Observatory. The shelter is rolled back, exposing coelostat. The roofs of the rolling shelter and the main building are visible. Trees and shrubs surround the observatory...
Snow telescope building as seen from the physical laboratory, Mount Wilson Observatory. The shelter is rolled back, exposing the coelostat. The clapboard siding and the roofs of both the rolling shelter and the main building are visible. Trees and...
Snow telescope building (with roof nearly completed) seen from top of nearby spruce tree located to the northwest, Mount Wilson Observatory. Trees and shrubs are in the surrounding area.
Snow telescope building from the roof of the physical laboratory, Mount Wilson Observatory. Photograph taken after heavy snowfall, photographer's footprints visible in snow on lab roof. The photographer's footprints are in the foreground; to the...
Looking towards Snow telescope building from the roof of the physical laboratory, Mount Wilson Observatory. An unidentified man is shoveling snow from the roof of the lab. The physical laboratory's roof is in the foreground, with a small area of...
Relocation of the Snow telescope coelostat, with block and tackle, Mount Wilson Observatory. Four (4) unidentified men are standing around the coelostat and its mirror. A white tarpaulin serves as a domes roof over the instrument.
Snow telescope spectroheliograph and speed changer in the machine shop, Mount Wilson Observatory. Behind the spectroheliograph is a wooden lift, with a ladder leading to it. On the white brick wall to the side is a clock.