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Construction of the 60-inch building, viewed most likely from the north. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. The cradle of the telescope tube is being moved into the turret. A man in a white overall stands on top of the cradle. Inside the turret the upper section of the telesc...
Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from the west-northwest. The circular wall of the turret is complete and the roof is starting to be assembled. Several truss elements can be seen to the left of the image. Left of centre is a machine, being operated by a person. Behind it is the te...
Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from an elevated position in the west-northwest. The circular wall of the turret is complete and the roof is starting to be assembled. Several truss elements can be seen to the left of the image. Left of centre is a machine, being operated by a per...
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. One holds a pick aloft. PLB35_0016, PB13_0029, and PB13_0011 are duplicate...
Busy construction site of the 60-inch Rockefeller building
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Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the north-west. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. An American flag flies from a pole on the roof. Several other people can be seen. The foreground shows a busy construction site. On the left, the telescope tube, in a wooden pla...
Construction of the 60-inch building, viewed most likely from the north. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. The cradle of the telescope tube is being moved into the turret. A man stands on top of the cradle. Inside the turret the upper section of the telescope tube, partially...
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller, 1931 November 11.
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A group of people working with metal truss pieces on the Rockefeller construction site. A crane is partially visible on the right. PLB36_0013 and LSB04_0036 are derivatives. Date from lantern slide. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7...
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931 November 21
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Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. The wall trusses are in place. A "RANSOME" machine is visible in the centre of the image. Near the right edge are several containers labelled "ATLANTIC PARAFFIN OIL" and "SHELL". Near the left edge of the frame, several trusses of th...
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...
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1932 June 02
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Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west-southwest. The wall and roof trusses of the turret are complete, and portions of the shutter railing can be seen. The camera is looking directly on the dome slit. Standing in the aperture is a person in a white coat. The telescope tube, ve...
