1908 wing of Detroit Observatory, E. Ann St., razed, June 1976 / BL001693
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- Title
- 1908 wing of Detroit Observatory, E. Ann St., razed, June 1976
- Date
- 197606
- Collection Title
- University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
- Collection Creator
- Bentley Historical Library (collector)
- Folder / Container / Volume
- UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. Observatory. 1954-Present (With west wing removed) no. 259
- Photographer / Artist
- Robert Kalmbach
- 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.
- On verso: "The razing of the 1908 wing of the Detroit Observatory on East Ann St. provided a fascinating spectacle for some sidewalk observers a few weeks ago..."
- Published: University Record, July 6, 1976, cover
- Subjects
- Observatory (University of Michigan)
- University of Michigan--Buildings--1971-1980
- Astronomical observatories--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Demolition--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Trucks--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- BL001693
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-92147
- Source of Title
- verso
- Scan Source
- 8 x 10 photographic print
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2012-11-25 01:05:59
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- Image Size
- 6830 x 4800
- File Size
- 4 MB
- Record
- BL001693
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"1908 wing of Detroit Observatory, E. Ann St., razed, June 1976; BL001693." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl001693/bl001693. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.