Chamberlin Observatory
Scope Note
Use for: University of Denver. Chamberlin Observatory.
Biography
Ground Breaking for Chamberlin Observatory (H.B. Chamberlin, donor; Cost, about $40,000) in June 13, 1888.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76); Steve Fisher, "University Park's Utopian Start," University of Denver magazine, Winter 2008; University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. Certificate. [U123.01.0002.0016]
Biography
Cornerstone for Chamberlin Observatory in 1890.
Sources
Breck, A.D. (1996). From the rockies to the world (pg.76).
Biography
Chamberlin Observatory completed in 1894.
Biography
University of Denver Bulletin, Vol. 24, No. 4, April, 1923, page 15.
Biography
On March 27, 1980, Chamberlin Observatory is added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Citation:
University of Denver. Special Collections and Archives. University of Denver Buildings Collection. NHRP Certificate.Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1956 September
A group of unidentified people wait in line to look through the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. Two men are going up the steps to the platform, and two more are coming down the steps on the other side.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1956 September
A group of unidentified people wait in line to look through the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado. A woman is climbing the steps up to the platform, while another woman is descending the steps on the other side.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1956 September
A group of of unidentified persons, including several young children, wait in line to look through the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1956 September
A group of unidentified persons wait in line to look through the telescopre inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1986 February
Interior view of a telescope under the partially opened dome of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1986
View of a telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, taken from below, looking up towards the opening in the dome, showing the photographic guide tube alongside the main tube.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, circa 1981
An unidentified man looks through a telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, with the dome open to daylight above.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1950-1990
An unidentified man looks through the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, 1949
Group portrait of five unidentified men stand in Observatory Park in front of Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, at night.
University of Denver Chamberlin Observatory, between 1920-1990
An unidentified man looks through the telescope inside Chamberlin Observatory on the University Park Campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.
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