Records of the NRAO > Photographs Series > 300 Foot Telescope Unit

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300 Foot Telescope - Before Collapse, 15 November 1988
Description: At 9:43 p.m. EST on Tuesday the 15th of November 1988, the 300-Foot telescope in Green Bank collapsed. The collapse was due to the sudden failure of a key structural element--a large gusset plate in the box girder assembly that formed the main…
Start Date: 1988-11-15

300 Foot Telescope - After Collapse, 16 November 1988
Description: At 9:43 p.m. EST on Tuesday the 15th of November 1988, the 300-Foot telescope in Green Bank collapsed. The collapse was due to the sudden failure of a key structural element--a large gusset plate in the box girder assembly that formed the main…
Start Date: 1988-11-16

300 Foot Telescope and 85 foot Howard E. Tatel Telescope
Description: View of NRAO site in Green Bank. 300 Foot Telescope and 85 Foot Howard E. Tatel Telescope in center, cranes for 140 Foot Telescope construction to left of center,
Start Date: 1962-09-06

300 Foot Telescope collapse
Description: 300 Foot Telescope after collapse
Start Date: 1988-11-16

300 Foot Telescope collapse
Description: 300 Foot Telescope after collapse
Start Date: 1988-11-16

300 Foot Telescope collapse
Description: 300 Foot Telescope after collapse
Start Date: 1988-11-16

300 Foot Telescope collapse
Description: 300 Foot Telescope after collapse
Start Date: 1988-11-16

300 Foot Telescope collapse
Description: 300 Foot Telescope detail. Arrow points to location of the gusset plate that was believed to have failed and precipitated the collapse of the 300 Foot Telescope

300 Foot Telescope collapse
Description: 300 Foot Telescope detail. Circle shows location of the gusset plate that was believed to have failed and precipitated the collapse of the 300 Foot Telescope

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Attendees at 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking [cropped]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Attendees at 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking [original]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: BS&I executives John Hawkins, Jim Tilley, and M. Howell; Ed Faelten, engineer, with model of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Attendees at 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking [cropped]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Attendees at 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking [original]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Ed Faelten with model of 300 foot telescope
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: BS&I executives John Hawkins, Jim Tilley, and M. Howell; Ed Faelten, engineer, with model of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Otto Struve at the 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Groundbreaking for 300 Foot Telescope. Left to right: M. Howell, BS&I Erection Manager; John Hawkins, BS&I VP for sales; Jim Tilley, BS&I Executive VP; E.R. Faelten, Engineer; John W. Findlay; Otto Struve, Director of NRAO; Charlie Bush, BS&I…
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Ed Faelten with model of 300 foot telescope
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Detail from groundbreaking for 300 Foot Telescope. John Findlay with shovel.
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Groundbreaking for 300 Foot Telescope. John Findlay with shovel, Otto Struve with back to camera [higher res image]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Groundbreaking for 300 Foot Telescope. John Findlay with shovel, Otto Struve with back to camera [original image]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Bernie Burke and Otto Struve at the 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking [higher res image]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking
Description: Bernie Burke and Otto Struve at the 300 Foot Telescope groundbreaking [original image]
Start Date: 1961-04-27

300 Foot Telescope electronics
Description: Original control panel for the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1962-05-26

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – completed telescope looking north from Rt. 28 over the farm of J.A. Sheets
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – completed telescope looking north from Rt. 28 over the farm of J.A. Sheets
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – completed telescope
Start Date: 1962-08-30

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – completed telescope
Start Date: 1962-08-30

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – completed telescope
Start Date: 1962-08-30

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – installing surface panels
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – installing surface panels
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – installing surface panels
Start Date: 1962-08-17

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – shooting Nelson studs
Start Date: 1962-07-19

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – telescope before surface panels
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – telescope before surface panels installed, looking north from Rt. 28 over the farm of J.A. Sheets
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – tilting telescope before surface panels installed
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – tilting telescope before surface panels installed
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – tilting telescope before surface panels installed
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – telescope before surface panels installed, looking north from Rt. 28
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction – drive
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1905-05-15

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction - aluminum backup structure in 1962. Behind it are the Calibration Horn Antenna, the 40 Foot Telescope, and the 85 Foot Howard E. Tatel Telescope

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-12-06

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-12-01

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-11-02

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-11-02

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-17

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-17

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-06

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-06

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-06

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-06

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction
Start Date: 1961-10-06

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction - box girder
Start Date: 1961-10-05

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction - box girder
Start Date: 1961-10-05

300 Foot Telescope construction
Description: 300 Foot Telescope Construction - box girder
Start Date: 1961-10-05

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Completed 300 Foot Telescope. Frank Drake second from left.
Start Date: 1962-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Completed 300 Foot Telescope. Frank Drake second from left.
Start Date: 1962-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Completed 300 Foot Telescope [cropped image]. Frank Drake at right.
Start Date: 1962-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Completed 300 Foot Telescope [original image]
Start Date: 1962-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Completed 300 Foot Telescope [cropped image]. Frank Drake at right.
Start Date: 1962-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Completetd 300 Foot Telescope. Frank Drake at right.
Start Date: 1962-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope site before start of construction.
Start Date: 1961-03-30

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope detail

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing a stronger and more accurate traveling feed for the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1980-10-31

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Telescope mechanic Don Gordon working 225 feet above ground on the installation of the improved 300 Foot Telescope traveling feed track
Start Date: 1980-10-31

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Stronger and more accurate traveling feed for the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1980-10-31

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Raising the platform for mechanics to stand on when working on the feed area of the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1980-10-02

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Raising the platform for mechanics to stand on when working on the feed area of the 300 Foot Telescope. Fred Crews in foreground
Start Date: 1980-10-02

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Raising the platform for mechanics to stand on when working on the feed area of the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1980-10-02

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Raising the platform for mechanics to stand on when working on the feed area of the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1980-10-02

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope, 85-3 in background
Start Date: 1979-08-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope control room - control panel, Fahrenheit themometer
Start Date: 1978-02-02

300 Foot Telescope, 1977
Description: Ron Gordon, Don Gordon, and Bob Viers ascending 300 Foot Telescope dish for installation of the front end box
Start Date: 1977-11-15

300 Foot Telescope, 1977
Description: Winnie Sheets, Clifford Barkley, Neil Horner Sr, and Dahrl McLaughlin moving the front end box for 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1977-11-15

300 Foot Telescope
Description: In November 1976, an official delegation of astronomers from the People's Republic of China visited the U.S., and on 18-19 November visited NRAO-Green Bank. They flew to Elkins and drove over the mountains, accompanied by a U.S. Government escort. …
Start Date: 1976-11-18

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope control room
Start Date: 1972-01-24

300 Foot Telescope
Description: "Club 300." The 300 Foot telescope operators: Bob Viers, Troy Henderson, George Liptak, Al Hogan.
Start Date: 1971-11-17

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Telescope operators in front of new 300 Foot Telescope control building. From left: Bob Viers, Troy Henderson, George Liptak, Al Hogan.
Start Date: 1971-11-17

300 Foot Telescope
Description: New surface panels being installed on 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1970-10-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: New surface panels being installed on 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1970-09-08

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Resurfacing the 300 Foot Telescope [unidentified person, probably a contractor]
Start Date: 1970-07-25

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Mort Roberts in control room of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-10-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Mort Roberts in control room of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-10-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Mort Roberts in front of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-10-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Mort Roberts in control room of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-10-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-09-19

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-09-19

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-09-19

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-09-19

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-07-23

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-07-23

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Installing traveling feed on the 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1969-07-23

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Fred Cole rolling the original 300 Foot surface in an attempt to flatten it [cropped image]
Start Date: 1966-10-12

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Fred Cole rolling the original 300 Foot surface in an attempt to flatten it [original image]
Start Date: 1966-10-12

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Damage to 300 Foot Telescope original surface
Start Date: 1966-09-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Damage to 300 Foot Telescope orginal surface
Start Date: 1966-09-28

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Gart Westerhout in front of 300 Foot Telescope [cropped image]
Start Date: 1966-08-16

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Gart Westerhout in front of 300 Foot Telescope [landscape image]
Start Date: 1966-08-16

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Gart Westerhout in front of 300 Foot Telescope [original image]
Start Date: 1966-08-16

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1966-07-27

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope in stow position
Start Date: 1965-10-13

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Aerial view of 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1965-09-29

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope [cropped image]
Start Date: 1964-04-17

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope [original image]
Start Date: 1964-04-17

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope feed
Start Date: 1964-04-17

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1963-09

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope
Start Date: 1963-06-26

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Jet engine in the shop, January 1963. From left: unidentified, Clifford Barkley, Paul Devlin. The exhaust from the engine was directed upward towards the underside of the 300 foot dish to melt snow and ice from the dish surface, It was used…
Start Date: 1963-07-01

300 Foot Telescope
Description: Aerial view of 300 Foot Telescope in snow
Start Date: 1963-01-04

300 Foot Telescope
Description: 300 Foot Telescope in snow
Start Date: 1962-12-31

300 Foot Telescope
Description: The 300 Foot Telescope could not be moved over the full 60 degree range of zenith angle allowed by the drive system without the rim hitting the ground. Frank Drake suggested digging a ditch on the south side to lower the elevation limit. …
Start Date: 1962-08-28

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