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Series IV. Henry Draper-Related Observatories and Laboratories Images, 1870s-1898, undated, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

2 Linear Feet in 6 custom boxes.

Scope and Contents

This series contains images of Henry Draper's lab and observatory in Hastings-on-Hudson, circa 1870s-1880s. This series also includes images from the 1890s related to The Henry Draper Memorial which was established by his widow and involved the transfer of a collection of Draper's instruments and telescopes to Harvard College Observatory. Image subjects include interiors, exteriors, people working in the lab, equipment, and other machinery.

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory Interior with Telescope, circa 1870s-1882, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory Interior with Telescope, circa 1870s-1882, inclusive

Box: 37, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Interior View of Draper's Physical Laboratory Behind His Wooster Street Home, NYC, circa 1870s-1882, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Interior -- Man Using Weights and Scales, circa 1870s-1882, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Interior -- Man Using Weights and Scales, circa 1870s-1882, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Interior with Man Working on Machine, circa 1870s-1882, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Harvard College Observatory Grounds and Buildings, circa 1896

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Clark Refractor Installed at Harvard College Observatory, circa 1896

Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Harvard College Observatory Grounds and Buildings, circa 1896-1898, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper Domes and Telescope, View from South of Observatory at Harvard College, 1897

Box: 21, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

8" Draper Camera at the Harvard College Observatory, circa 1898

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

U.S. Naval Observatory -- Three Men Standing on a Tree-Lined Driveway, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

U.S. Naval Observatory -- Buildings and Yard Construction, undated, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Outdoor Setting with Buildings, Driveway, Two Men, undated, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Equipment, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Equipment, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Equipment -- Schematic, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Laboratory Equipment -- Large Glass Testing Tubes, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Heliostat at Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory, undated, inclusive

Box: 37, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Interior with Pipes and Valves, undated, inclusive

Box: 37, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory, undated, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory, undated, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory, undated, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory (Blank), undated, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Draper's Hastings-on-Hudson Observatory (Blank), undated, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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