Image:USNO Refractor 1904.jpg

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26-inch Warner & Swasey refracting telescope, United States Naval Observatory, 1904. From Library of Congress Collection. Original image found at [1]. This image also appeared in an article by the photographer, Waldon Fawcett, entitled "Distribution of Time Signals" in The Technical World, March, 1905, pp 18-26, reproduced at [2]. Note "Warner & Swasey" name on plate attached to telescope mount.

Information on the telescope's history and photos of it as it exists today may be found at [3].

TITLE: U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

CALL NUMBER: LOT 10804 <item> [P&P]

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REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-91645 (b&w film copy neg.)

SUMMARY: Man looking through large telescope.

MEDIUM: 1 photographic print.

CREATED/PUBLISHED: c1904.

NOTES: Copyright by Waldon Fawcett.

SUBJECTS: United States Naval Observatory--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910. Astronomy--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910. Telescopes--Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.

FORMAT: Photographic prints 1900-1910.

DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b37983 [4]

VIDEO FRAME ID: LCPP003B-37983 (from b&w film copy neg.)

CARD #: 96510988

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