Mt. St. Katherine, Egypt

ID: 94-12578

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1933

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7005 Box 186 Folder 5

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Summary

Front view of the house at the Mt. St. Katherine, Egypt Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Station, and the small house in back which was used as a tool house and which housed the motor-generator set. The Mt. St. Katherine site was operational from 1933 to 1937.

Subject

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

There are many other pictures of Mt. St. Katherine in 7005/168/5.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7005 Box 186 Folder 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1933

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Mountains
  • Observatories
  • Landscapes
  • Observing stations
  • Observing (field) stations
  • Mt. St. Katherine, Egypt
  • Mountains--Egypt

Place

Egypt

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Landscape

ID Number

94-12578

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 3.5w x 2.5h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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