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Display board on the rostrum of the Hall of Science

 

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Title:
Display board on the rostrum of the Hall of Science
Date of Original:
1933-1934
Identifier:
COP_17_0002_00023_016.tif
Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/81984/d3mp4vn52
Type:
Image
Caption:
When light beams from the star Arcturus were picked up by photoelectric tubes at four observatories, signals flashed on this display board on the rostrum of the Hall of Science to the show the audience how the official lighting of A Century of Progress was accomplished.


Rights:
In copyright
Access:
Public access

Subject--Topic
Science
Buildings
Exhibition buildings
Astronomical observatories
Astronomy
Electricity
Stages (Platforms)

Creator:
Museum of Science and Industry Library

Form:
Photographs
Color:
Black and white

Building Name:
Hall of Science

Collection Information


Collection:
Century of Progress records
Show more details:
Series:
Series 17: Iconographics
Box:
2
Folder:
23
Repository:
University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections and University Archives Department (Richard J. Daley Library)
Repository Collection Type:
Manuscript Collections
Repository Location:
Richard J. Daley Library

Acknowledgements


Acknowledgements
Funded by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant awarded by the Illinois State Library under Jesse White
Secretary of State.

Geographic Information

Near South Side (Chicago, Ill.)