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- Stereograph, "Meteor in Constellation of Orion," 1904 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of the Orion constellation.
- November 15, 1904
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Stereograph, "Meteor in Constellation of Orion," 1904
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of the Orion constellation.
- Motor Controller Used at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, circa 1897 -
- circa 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Motor Controller Used at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, circa 1897
- Stereograph, "The Full Moon," 1904-1908 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of the Moon--Earth's only natural satellite.
- 1904-1908
- Collections - Artifact
Stereograph, "The Full Moon," 1904-1908
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of the Moon--Earth's only natural satellite.
- Correspondence Regarding Donation of Yerkes Observatory Motor Controllers, 1942 -
- November 25, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Correspondence Regarding Donation of Yerkes Observatory Motor Controllers, 1942
- Stereograph, "Morehouse's Comet," 1908 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of a comet first seen in 1908 and named for astronomer Daniel Morehouse.
- November 16, 1908
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Stereograph, "Morehouse's Comet," 1908
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of a comet first seen in 1908 and named for astronomer Daniel Morehouse.
- Stereograph, "The Planet Mars," 1909 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of Mars taken through a 40-inch telescope at the Yerkes Observatory.
- September 28, 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Stereograph, "The Planet Mars," 1909
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of Mars taken through a 40-inch telescope at the Yerkes Observatory.
- Stereograph, "The Planet Uranus and Two of Its Moons," 1916 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this view of Uranus and two of its moons.
- 1916
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Stereograph, "The Planet Uranus and Two of Its Moons," 1916
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this view of Uranus and two of its moons.
- Stereograph, "The Sun Photographed through Forty-Inch Telescope," circa 1917 - Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of our Sun taken through a 40-inch telescope at the Yerkes Observatory.
- circa 1917
- Collections - Artifact
Stereograph, "The Sun Photographed through Forty-Inch Telescope," circa 1917
Americans loved stereographs -- millions were made from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. A stereograph consists of two offset photos that appear to have three-dimensional depth when viewed through a stereoscope. These images entertained and educated. Stereographs could transport viewers to distant events, exotic places, and even worlds beyond, like this image of our Sun taken through a 40-inch telescope at the Yerkes Observatory.
- Motor Controllers for the Telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1932 -
- October 14, 1932
- Collections - Artifact
Motor Controllers for the Telescope at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1932
- Motor Controller Used at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, circa 1897 -
- circa 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Motor Controller Used at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, circa 1897