5 Dec 2012
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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection
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Illuminating Space: Images from a Private Virginian Collection
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PEASE, FRANCIS GLADHEIM. 1881–1938.
3 large views of deep space, from Mount Wilson Observatory, near Pasadena, CA, c.1920, gelatin silver prints mounted, 19 x 15 inches (480 x 380 mm).
Three stunning images taken through the 100-inch Hooker Telescope, the largest telescope in the world from its completion in 1917 until 1948. The mounts suggest these prints were produced for exhibition purposes.
Three stunning images taken through the 100-inch Hooker Telescope, the largest telescope in the world from its completion in 1917 until 1948. The mounts suggest these prints were produced for exhibition purposes.
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US$ 2,500
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Category: Space / Space History
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