Observatory [Lake Angelus] / BL005249
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- Title
- Observatory [Lake Angelus]
- Date
- 1936
- Collection Title
- University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
- Collection Creator
- Bentley Historical Library (collector)
- Folder / Container / Volume
- UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. McMath-Hulbert Observatory. no. 229
- Notes
- Observatory is near Lake Angelus, Michigan (five miles north of Pontiac). 24" reflecting telescope began operations in July 1930; also included a 10 1/2" reflector. Established and deeded to the University of Michigan by Robert R. McMath, Francis McMath, and Judge Henry S. Hulbert. An additional 50' tower telescope was added in 1935/1946 and 70' tower telescope and office building added in 1940.
- On verso: "Kodatone; May 16, 1936; Eastman Kodak Stores; Detroit."
- Subjects
- McMath-Hulbert Observatory (University of Michigan)
- University of Michigan--Buildings--1931-1940
- Lake Angelus (Mich.)
- Astronomical observatories--Michigan--Lake Angelus
- Towers--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- BL005249
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-92147
- Source of Title
- verso
- Scan Source
- 5 x 4 b/w photographic print
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2012-11-25 01:31:03
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- Image Size
- 4800 x 3398
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- BL005249
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl005249/bl005249
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"Observatory [Lake Angelus]; BL005249." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl005249/bl005249. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.