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Telescope Tube on rail tracks outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland, ready for shipping to Victoria
A picture of assembled telescope tube outside the Warner & Swasey factory ready for shipping to Victoria
Telescope Tube with engineer outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland, ready for shipping to Victoria
A picture of assembled telescope tube outside the Warner & Swasey factory ready for shipping to Victoria
Telescope Tube on rail tracks outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland, ready for shipping to Victoria
A picture of assembled telescope tube outside the Warner & Swasey factory.
Telescope assembled inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
An excellent picture of the assembled telescope inside the Warner & Swasey factory
J.S. Plaskett standing beside assembled telescope inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of the assembled telescope inside the Warner & Swasey factory with J.S. Plaskett standing beside it.
Telescope being assembled inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
An excellent picture of the assembled telescope inside the Warner & Swasey factory
Telescope being assembled inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of the telescope being assembled inside the Warner & Swasey factory
End Cap for Pier, outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland, ready for shipping to Victoria
A picture of one of the metal end caps that sit on the end of the cement pier.
Gears, counterweights and wheels inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of various equipment, gears, wheels in side the Warner & Swasey factory
End Caps for Pier inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of one of the metal end caps that sit on the end of the cement pier.
Gears and Counterweights inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture various parts inside one of the large parts of the telescope.
Large Gear with engineer inside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of the large right ascension gear with one of the enginneers.
Telescope Tube with J.S. Plaskett and 2 colleagues outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
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
Large Gears with engineer, outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of an engineer with some of the gears used in the telescope.
Handling Cart for primary mirror at Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of the handling cart for the mirror of the telescope. The mirror was coated wit silver than had to be replaced every few months when it tarnished. The mirror was lowered into this cart so it could be easily moved.
Polar Axis on blocks with machinist, outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland (end view)
A picture of the completed polar axis on blocks outside the Warner & Swasey factory
Polar Axis on blocks with engineer, outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland (end view)
A picture of the polar axis on blocks outside the Warner & Swasey factory
Polar Axis on blocks, outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland (end view)
A picture of the partially disassembled polar axis on blocks outside the Warner & Swasey factory
Polar Axis on blocks, outside Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland (side view)
A picture of the polar axis of the telescope out side of the Warner & Swasey factory. The polar axis is accurately aligned to the axis of Earth's rotation so that the telescope can properl;y track stars.
Gravity Drive at Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of the original clock drive for the telescope. At the time the telescope built, the best way to move the telescope to accurately track the stars, was to drive the telescope by a mechanism that was powered by a falling weight. Very smooth!…
Gears on table at Warner & Swasey shop, Cleveland
A picture of the right ascension gear of the telescope. This gear drives the telescope around the axis of the telescope pointing north.
Dome structure, top half of dome assembled on ground at Warner & Swasey factory, Cleveland
A picture of the test assmbly of the dome structure at the Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland, OH. Large structures were test assembled at the factory before being shipped
Dome structure detail, view of dome assembly at Cleveland, showing shutter opening and drive wheel
A detailed picture of the dome assembly at the Warner & Swaseyfactory in Cleveland, OH. This shows the shutter opening and the drive wheel for opening and closing the shutter.
Dome structure detail, view of dome assembly at Cleveland, showing wheel on track with parts numbered
A closeup of assembled dome structure at the Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland, OH. Note howsome of the parts are numbered
Dome structure, upper half almost assembled, outside on ground at Warner & Swasey factory, Cleveland
A picture of the test assmbly of the dome structure at the Warner & Swasey factory in Cleveland, OH. Large structures were test assembled at the factory before being shipped
Wheels and track (to rotate dome) assembled on ground, outside Warner & Swasey factory, Cleveland
A picture of the assembled track structure on which the dome would sit
Tracks for rotating the dome, being built inside Warner & Swasey factory, Cleveland
A picture of sections of the tracks on which the rotating dome would sit. The track is the same used for railways.