140 Foot Construction

140ec067a-bliss_RT189.jpg

Description

Sections of the 140 foot telescope polar shaft on rail cars, ready for shipping from the E.W. Bliss Company factory in Canton, Ohio, to Green Bank, WV

Creator

Records of the NRAO

Type

Still Image

Identifier

140ec067a-bliss_RT189.jpg

Original Format of Digital Item

B&W print

Location

Canton, OH

Start Date

1959

Photo Credit

Bliss photo courtesy of M. Popovich, NRAO/AUI/NSF

Photo Source

Mark Popovich

Notes

Estimated date. Bliss #RT-189. One of 9 B&W prints scanned from a set of 102. Contact the archivist for additional images.

Series

Photographs Series

Unit

140 Foot Telescope Unit

Subunit

140 Foot Construction Subunit

Range #

2A

Citation

Records of the NRAO, “140 Foot Construction,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/36941.