UM Observatory in winter / BL001689

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Record Details

Title
UM Observatory in winter
Date
1915-1920 (ca.)
Collection Title
University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator
Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume
UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. Observatory. 1908-1954 (With east wing added) no. 258
Notes
Richard Harrison Bull, architect. Building completed in the summer of 1854. Residence wing for the director added in 1868, expanded in 1905-1906, and finally removed to facilitate the enlargement of Couzens Hall in 1954. East wing, with a larger dome and a more powerful telescope, begun in 1908 and completed in 1909; torn down in 1976. Named "The Detroit Observatory of the University of Michigan" until 1931 when it was changed to "The Observatory of the University of Michigan." In 1999, the name was officially changed to "The University of Michigan Detroit Observatory." Known at various times as Detroit Observatory, Campus Observatory, Old Observatory.
Genre
Landscapes;
Item Number
BL001689
Finding Aid
umich-bhl-92147
Source of Title
supplied
Scan Source
4 1/4 x 6 photographic print
Repository
Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated
2012-11-25 01:05:57

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3660 x 4800
File Size
2 MB
Record
BL001689
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl001689/bl001689

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"UM Observatory in winter; BL001689." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl001689/bl001689. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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