[University of Michigan Observatory] April 25, 1888. Taken by moonlight. 9 P.M. to midnight. / BL001683

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Title: [University of Michigan Observatory] April 25, 1888. Taken by moonlight. 9 P.M. to midnight.
Date: 18880425
Collection Title: University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator: Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume: UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. Observatory. 1908-2954 (With west wing added) no. 257
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.
Subjects: Detroit Observatory (University of Michigan); University of Michigan--Buildings--1881-1890; Astronomical observatories--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Genre: Albumen prints;
Item Number: BL001683
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-92147
Source of Title: verso
Scan Source: 6 x 8 mounted photographic print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 01:05:22

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Collection: Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank
Image Size: 6765 x 4800
File Size: 4 MB
Record: BL001683
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl001683/bl001683

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Full citation: "[University of Michigan Observatory] April 25, 1888. Taken by moonlight. 9 P.M. to midnight.; BL001683". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl001683/bl001683. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 04, 2023.