Motor Controllers for the Telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1932

THF134290 / Motor Controllers for the Telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1932
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

14 October 1932

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

42.109.3

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Width: 6 in

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Motor Controllers for the Telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1932