Image: MtWilsonGlass-1917
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Description: Mirror for observatory on Mt. Wilson The 100-inch telescope glass being hauled up the one-way dirt toll road from Altadena to Mt. Wilson by truck in 1917. It was boxed in and draped with an American flag. A 200-inch mirror was put in place on April 10, 1936, giving astronomers the ability to see even further into space.
Title: MtWilsonGlass-1917
Credit: http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/DoSearch?databaseID=968&index=w&terms=00043802
Author: from the Herald-Examiner Collection
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