A picture taken on the occasion of the official opening of the observatory in June, 1918. Left to right are Ambrose Swasey, William Wallace Campbell, Director of the Lick Observatory, John Stanley Plaskett, and Ambrose Swasey.
A picture taken on the occasion of the official opening of the observatory in June, 1918. Left to right are William Wallace Campbell, Director of the Lick Observatory, Campbell's wife, Elizabeth, John Alfred Brashear, Reba, Plaskett's wife, John…
A picture taken on the occasion of the official opening of the observatory in June, 1918. Standing, left to right are William Wallace Campbell, Director of the Lick Observatory, Campbell's wife, Elizabeth, John Stanley Plaskett, Plaskett's wife,…
A picture of the mirror about to be lowered into the mirror case prior to be attached to the back of the telescope tube. J.S. Plaskett is standing on the mirror handling cart and a worker is visible in the background. His hat is hanging on somthing…
A picture of assembled telescope tube outside the Warner & Swasey factory. John Stanley Plaskett is in the right, in the middle is Ambrose Swasey. The man on the left is Edward Burrell and engineer of Warner & Swasey