Detroit Observatory grounds from northeast, meteorological instruments in foreground, 1887 / HS3536

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Title
Detroit Observatory grounds from northeast, meteorological instruments in foreground, 1887
Date
1887
Collection Title
University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator
Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume
Fodler: (UBImus D13-258) Det. Obser. with east wing
Photographer / Artist
Allen Lysander Colton (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
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."
Item Number
HS3536
Finding Aid
umich-bhl-92147
Scan Source
Photo Print
Repository
Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated
2016-03-15 01:23:08

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Record
HS3536
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"Detroit Observatory grounds from northeast, meteorological instruments in foreground, 1887; HS3536." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs3536/hs3536. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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