Photograph
Washburn Observatory
| Exterior of Washburn Observatory, a gift to the University of Wisconsin-Madison from Cadwallader C. Washburn, on Observatory Hill overlooking Lake Mendota, off Observatory Drive. It was built in 1878 for $43,000 and boasted the nations' third largest refractor telescope. |
| Image ID: | 36992 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 03 1976 |
| Creator Name: | Potter, James T. |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | James T. Potter Collection |
| Genre: | Photograph |
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| Originally published in a Wisconsin State Journal column entitled "Have You Seen This Madison?". The column ran from 1969 to 1977. |
| College buildings |
| Observatories |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Cities and towns |
| Outdoor photography |
| Discovery and exploration |
| Outer space |
| Science |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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