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    Lantern Slide 45: Present view of the interior of the west wing of the old observatory. [Image 10 of 15]

    Lantern Slide 45: Present view of the interior of the west wing of the old observatory.

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    02.17.2021

    Photo by Morgan Aronson 

    US Naval Observatory Library

    Lantern Slide 45: Present view of the interior of the west wing of the old observatory where the 5.3-inch transit instrument was used from 1845 to 1864. View of the north shutter.

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    Date Taken: 02.17.2021
    Date Posted: 02.18.2021 14:05
    Photo ID: 6524163
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    Lantern Slide 39: Old Naval Observatory, viewed from the north; about 1935.
    Lantern Slide 38: Photograph of the old observatory from the north about 1888. Note the keystone above the door.
    Lantern Slide 50: Old Naval Observatory looking northeast.
    Lantern Slide 32: Map of old U.S. Naval Observatory grounds and buildings.
    Lantern Slide 40: Keystone from the doorway of the old observatory.
    Lantern Slide 48: The west wing of the old observatory from the south.
    Lantern Slide 42: West wing of the old Naval Observatory as viewed from the front (north); 1888.
    Lantern Slide 36: Drawing of the old Naval Observatory as it appeared about 1880.
    Lantern Slide 46: Inside what was the 8 ½-inch transit house of the old observatory, June 1964.
    Lantern Slide 45: Present view of the interior of the west wing of the old observatory.
    Lantern Slide 49: The west wing of the old observatory.
    Lantern Slide 47: The 8 ½-inch transit house from the rear (south).
    Lantern Slide 37: Present site of the old observatory from 23rd Street and Virginia Avenue, April 1965.
    Lantern Slide 34: Braddock Stone location looking toward Arlington.
    Lantern Slide 33: Present view of location of the Braddock Stone with old observatory grounds in view.

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