Worlds Biggest Telescope
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Title
Worlds Biggest Telescope
Subject
Mountains--California--Los Angeles County--Early 20th century
Ohio--Delaware County--Sunbury--History--Early 20th century
Personal narratives--American--Early 20th century
Photography--Stereographs--United States--Early 20th century
Travel--United States--California--Los Angeles County--Early 20th century
Ohio--Delaware County--Sunbury--History--Early 20th century
Personal narratives--American--Early 20th century
Photography--Stereographs--United States--Early 20th century
Travel--United States--California--Los Angeles County--Early 20th century
Description
Summit of Mt Wilson Jan 29
1924 The Carnegie Telescope in
background - the biggest one in
the world. 100 ft in diameter, with
a ^(mirror) lens 100 in. in diam.
It shows many more stars than
any other 'scope, - down to a star of
the 26th dimension. A light the
size of a candle can be seen
at a distance of 8,000 mi.
The dome has an opening in the top
that slides back 20 some feet.
Mr Carnegie gave $22,000,000.00
to build the scope; the splendid
scenic road that wriggles and twists
up nine miles on Mt Wilsons slopes,
and for maintanence of the same.
Front of picture:
Worlds Biggest Telescope
1924 The Carnegie Telescope in
background - the biggest one in
the world. 100 ft in diameter, with
a ^(mirror) lens 100 in. in diam.
It shows many more stars than
any other 'scope, - down to a star of
the 26th dimension. A light the
size of a candle can be seen
at a distance of 8,000 mi.
The dome has an opening in the top
that slides back 20 some feet.
Mr Carnegie gave $22,000,000.00
to build the scope; the splendid
scenic road that wriggles and twists
up nine miles on Mt Wilsons slopes,
and for maintanence of the same.
Front of picture:
Worlds Biggest Telescope
Creator
Daisy E. Green Wheaton
Date
Jan 29, 1924
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Relation
Daisy Wheaton Stereographs
Format
Stereograph
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Text
Text
Identifier
30210312451981
Collection
Citation
Daisy E. Green Wheaton, “Worlds Biggest Telescope,” Delaware County Memory, accessed November 4, 2025, http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/items/show/4752.