Postcard," Looking north on campus, University of Illinois"
Astronomy
Photography
Architecture
Campus
Postcard looking down Mathews Avenue at the south side of the Observatory. Behind the Observatory are visible the weather station, a small observatory containing a 4-inch refractor, and several small brick piers for portable instruments. The Auditorium is on the left.
Unknown
Personal collection of Michael Svec
circa 1910
Michael Svec
scan of postcard
English
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
Postcard, "University Observatory, Champaign Ill."
Astronomy
Photography
Archtiecture
Looking south at the north entrance to the Observatory. The eastern most transit room is partially open. The windows in all four transit rooms would slide down and a shutter in the roof would open allowing the transit telescope the ability to observe the meridian. The eastern transit room was home to the 2-inch Troughton & Simms universal instrument.
Unknown
Personal collection of Michael Svec
circa 1900
Michael Svec
image/jpg
English
postcard
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
Postcard, "Observatory, University of Illinois"
Astronomy
Photography
Architecture
Looking southwest toward the north entrance of the observatory.
C.U. Williams, Photoette, Bloomington IL.
Personal collection of Michael Svec
circa 1905
Michael Svec
image/jpg
English
postcard
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois
Postcard "Observatory"
Astronomy
Photography
Architecture
Looking south toward the north entrance of the Observatory. The transit telescope is visible in the window of the western most transit room. This transit telescope had an objective of 2-inch diameter and was made by Newton & Company of London, England. It was originally purchased by the University about 1872 and was used by introductory astronomy students to determine time.
Strauch's Student Life Series
Personal collection of Michael Svec
circa 1896
Michael Svec
image/jpg
English
postcard
University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois