Detroit Observatory, hand colored, ca. 1910 (printed in Germany) / HS7294

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Title
Detroit Observatory, hand colored, ca. 1910 (printed in Germany)
Date
1910 (ca.)
Collection Title
University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator
Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume
Folder: (UBI mus D2-103) Campus views, general, misc. buildings
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
HS7294
Finding Aid
umich-bhl-92147
Scan Source
4 x 5.9 inches Photo Print
Repository
Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated
2016-03-15 06:55:30

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3579 x 2420
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1 MB
Record
HS7294
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