Interior view of the 60-inch enclosure under construction, looking southwest. A person, dressed like a manual labourer, stands next to the inner shaft of the declination axis, which is suspended by chains. The walls of the turret are unclad; in the background, four telescope enclosures and part ...
The partially completed mount of the 60-inch telescope, seen from the east looking down into the telescope pit. The polar axis is in place. The declination axis is missing the counterweight and cradle. The declination spindle and graduated circle is shown inserted in to the cross head. Two peopl...
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the south-west looking squarely at the entrance. The wall trusses of the turret are complete. Evenly-spaced slender vertical bars cover the outside of the walls, with insets for windows. The curtain wall around the entrance courtyard is complete, w...
Looking down into the pit of the 60-inch Rockefeller, facing roughly south. The polar axis and declination counterweight are in place, as is the empty cradle for the telescope tube. The tube is shown at the right of the image, standing upright and encased in a wooden structure. The walls of the ...
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931 July 22.
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Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest, showing the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. A metal and wood frame can be seen within the cutting. 13 people are visible. The print has a sepia tint. PB13_0029 and PB13_0011 are duplicates, and de...
Group photo during 60-inch Rockefeller building construction.
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Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest. Three groups of people are posing in the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. 9 people are standing within the cutting, several holding tools. Behind them stands a vertical pipe held in place by suppor...
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. Half of the circular wall of the turret is complete. A small section of the curtain wall in front of the foyer is in place. In the foreground is a large gravel pile and a "RANSOME" machine. There are no people in the image. Written on bac...
J.S. Paraskevopoulos with the polar axis of the 60-inch telescope during construction.
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John S. Paraskevopoulos is pictured standing next to the polar axis of the 60-inch telescope, inside the partially-completed 60-inch building. The polar axis is suspended by a crane. PB13_0009 and PB13_0032 are the same image, except that the latter has a sepia-like tint. n/a. Extent: 1 photog...
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. The dome slit faces to the left of the image, where a scaffolding has been erected. The roof and wall trusses of the turret are complete. Evenly-spaced slender vertical bars are in place over about half of the walls. A "RANSOME" machine i...
Early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site.
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An early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site, looking north-east. The rock cutting for the building is still relatively small. Several people can be seen working in the cutting. PB13_0034 and PB12_0033 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original m...
