Yerkes Observatory

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Elevated exterior view of Yerkes Observatory. Geneva Lake is in the background, left. Roads and sidewalks cross the sweeping, well tended lawns. The design of the grounds was based loosely on a plan by the firm of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted; the full plan was never implemented. The grounds include several trees which are the largest of their species in Wisconsin and other interesting specimens.

Date Created:
1935

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Date Created

1935

Physical Description

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Image

Dimensions

24 x 16 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection

Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s

Call Number

PF Williams Bay.3

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United States
Country

Wisconsin
State

Walworth
County

Williams Bay
Community

1930-1939
Decade

Unique ID
W013VQK

Legacy ID
WHi 1811

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