Struve Telescope Dome with Workers, mid-1930s

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Workers take a break from construction on the dome of the 82-inch telescope (later re-named the Otto Struve Telescope). The dome is 62 feet wide and weighs 115 tons. Construction on the telescope began in 1933 and ran through 1939. Credit: McDonald Observatory.