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Unknown, View of Clark Telescope from early Flagstaff

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Unknown, View of Clark Telescope from early Flagstaff, ca. 1898-1900

The Clark telescope on Mars Hill seen from an early Flagstaff, Arizona. Founded in 1894, Lowell Observatory was built in the small town of Flagstaff…

Unknown, View from Percival Lowell's garden

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Unknown, View from Percival Lowell's garden, Undated

Percival Lowell's garden with Baronial Mansion and 24- inch Clark Telescope in the background, depicting the early history of Lowell Observatory's…

Unknown, Clark Telescope

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Unknown, Clark Telescope, Undated

A weathered image of the Clark Telescope dome's interior.

Unknown, Percival Lowell and staff on steps of 24-inch dome

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Unknown, Percival Lowell and staff on steps of 24-inch dome, 1905

Percival Lowell and staff on the steps of the 24-inch Clark telescope dome in 1905. Back: Harry Hussey, Vesto M. Slipher; Middle: John C. Duncan,…

Unknown, Sykes Brothers working on 24-inch dome

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Unknown, Sykes Brothers working on 24-inch dome, ca. 1896

Godfrey and Stanley Sykes working on the 24-inch Clark Telescope dome. The Clark is the oldest telescope on the observatory's campus, built in 1896.

Unknown, 24-inch telescope dome in Tacubaya, Mexico

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Unknown, 24-inch telescope dome in Tacubaya, Mexico, 1896

Three men standing in front of the Clark Telescope and canvas-covered dome in Tacubaya, Mexico. The Clark telescope was moved out of Flagstaff to…

Unknown, Clark Telescope and mount in Mexico

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Unknown, Clark Telescope and mount in Mexico, ca. 1896-1897

The Clark Telescope and its mount in Mexico in 1896. The Clark was housed in a canvas covered dome in Tacubaya, Mexico.

Unknown, Clark Telescope in Mexico

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Unknown, Clark Telescope in Mexico, ca. 1896-1897

The Clark Telescope in a canvas-covered dome in Mexico in 1896. The dome closely resembles the Clark's current wooden dome. Although the move was only…

Unknown, Clark Telescope on Mars Hill

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Unknown, Clark Telescope on Mars Hill, ca. 1897

After a trip to Tacubaya, Mexico in search of better viewing conditions, Percival Lowell returned to Flagstaff with the Clark Telescope in 1897, where…

Slipher, E.C., Clark Telescope

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Slipher, E.C., Clark Telescope, ca. 1909

The Clark Telescope is the oldest telescope at Lowell Observatory. Photographed in 1909 by E.C. Slipher, it has played an important role in research…

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