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Portrait of John Stanley Plaskett taken ca. 1900

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A picture taken at the top of Observatory Hill before the site preparation had begun

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A picture taken at the top of Observatory Hill before the site preparation had begun

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A picture taken at the top of Observatory Hill before the site preparation had begun

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A picture taken at the top of Observatory Hill before the site preparation had begun

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A picture taken from Observatory Hill looking South showing Victoria

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A picture taken from Observatory Hill looking North-East showing Elk Lake, Saanich and the Salish Sea

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A picture taken from Observatory Hill looking South showing Victoria

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A picture of three unidentified men at an unknown location on Observatory Hill

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A picture of a group of men and woman on a sunny day on Observatory Hill. J.S. Plaskett is included in the photograph

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A picture of a family with a small refractor telescope on a tripod. The views from Observatory Hill attracted people

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A picture of a woman and three young woman taken at a lake.

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A picture taken prior to 1921 showing a car on the left side of what is currently named West Saanich Road. The Observatory dome is in the background.The vehicle registration number, 4124, indicates that the car belonged to the photographer Edgar…

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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A picture of the road going up Observatory Hill. The Province of British Columbia paid for the road as their contribution to the telescope project. The Province also gave $10,000 for the purchase of the site

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Once there was a road to the top of Observatory Hill, construction on the telescope began. The first task is to prepare the site by removing trees and leveling the area.

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Once there was a road to the top of Observatory Hill, construction on the telescope began. The first task is to prepare the site by removing trees and leveling the area.

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Once there was a road to the top of Observatory Hill, construction on the telescope began. The first task is to prepare the site by removing trees and leveling the area.

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Once there was a road to the top of Observatory Hill, construction on the telescope began. The first task is to prepare the site by removing trees and leveling the area.

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Once there was a road to the top of Observatory Hill, construction on the telescope began. The first task is to prepare the site by removing trees and leveling the area.

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Machines used during construction were steam-powered. This water tower was used to keep a supply of water on hand.

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The water used during construction was obtained from a well drilled on the site. This proved to be more practical than hauling water up the hill.

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A picture showing the massive concrete pier under construction. The lower part of the north pier has been poured and the metal frame of the form for the upper part is visible

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A picture showing the massive concrete pier under construction. The lower part of the north pier has been poured and the metal frame of the form for the upper part is visible. The structure for raising the metal frame pieces is to the left. This was…

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A picture showing the massive concrete pier under construction. The lower part of the north pier has been poured and the metal frame of the form for the upper part is visible.

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A picture showing the massive concrete pier under construction. The lower part of the north pier has been poured and the metal frame of the form for the upper part is visible. The water tower is visible in the backgroud

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Men mixing cement are visible in this picture. The bucjets of concrete needed to be raised up and poured into the finished forms.

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In this picture ths shute used to move concrete into the completed forms.

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In this picture the lower parts of both the north and south piers (combined in one piece) is completed and the forms for both piers appears to be completed. The water tower is visible in the background

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In this picture the lower parts of both the north and south piers (combined in one piece) is completed and the forms for both piers appears to be completed.

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This picture provides a good view of the archway between the two pieres. This archway is a notable feature when one is inside the completed telescope and dome.

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A picture of the completed piers. Visible is the large concrete pad on which the pier structure sits. This is hidden below the floor in the completed building.

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A picture of the completed piers with three men that gives a sense of the scale. The concrete floor of the building is also completed in this picture.

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A distant view of the completed piers. A long long ladded is standing against the pier.

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A picture of the mirror blank in John Brashear's workshop before work started on figuring and polishing it to the correct shape. The mirror blank was shipped from Belgium just a few days before the start of WW I.

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A picture of the mirror blank in John Brashear's workshop before work started on figuring and polishing it to the correct shape. The mirror blank was shipped from Belgium just a few days before the start of WW I.

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A picture of the mirror blank in John Brashear's workshop before work started on figuring and polishing it to the correct shape. The mirror blank was shipped from Belgium just a few days before the start of WW I. John A. Brashear is resting his arm…

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A picure of the mirror blank set up on the grinding table in Brashear's Pittsburgh workshop. Brashear appears ready for work, wearing his apron and a peaked cap.

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A good picture of Brashear's workshop with apparatus and tools

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A picture of the partially figured mirror on the grinding stand. The surface is much smoother than that of the raw mirror blank

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A picture of the more or less completed mirror in Brashear's workshop

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A picture of the more or less completed mirror in Brashear's workshop
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