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[Planetarium]

Black and white photograph of the planatarium on the campus of Richland College. Originally had a copper top. [Replaced twice?] There is a small treee in front of the planatarium and a campus building to the right.

Date: 1971

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas County Community College District

[Planetarium in the Science Building at Midwestern University]

Planetarium in the Science Building at Midwestern University.

Date: unknown

Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Midwestern State University

Pictorial Firmament Machine.

Patent for a hollow globe with a map of the stars and planets positions on one side that has lights on the inside of the globe to project the placement of the stars and planets on a ceiling.

Date: April 4, 1911

Creator: Jones, Oliver Pinkney

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Exterior view of a planetarium]

Photograph of an exterior view of a planetarium. A circular brick building with a cone-shaped roof occupies most of the scene and is surrounded by dirt, which a few small trees grow in.

Date: [1955..1965]

Creator: Rogers, John

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[People in a Circular Room]

Photograph of people sitting in a circular room, looking up past lamps and a hexagonal object. The image was taken from above, and the room is surrounded by white dots made to appear like stars. The audience consists primarily of Boy Scouts, as well as a few girls and adults.

Date: 197X

Creator: Clark, Joe

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[McDonald Observatory]

Close-up photograph of the exterior of McDonald Observatory, a round, white building several stories tall, capped with a very large dome. A seal and text are visible above the entrance. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Some would designate the rough inaccessibility of the Davis Mountains of the Big Bend a handicap, but this resource has turned to great advantage. The McDonald Observatory was constructed on Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains in the 1930's with money gi… more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.671517 -104.022579

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[McDonald Observatory and Davis Mountains]

Photograph of two domed buildings on a mountaintop; they contain telescopes that are part of the McDonald Observatory. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The McDonald Observatory was constructed on Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains in the 1930's with money given to the University of Texas by William Johnson McDonald. The site was chosen because of its high percentage of clear nights and its isolation from brightly lighted cities. The observatory is sixty-eight hundred … more

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 30.679163 -104.028608

Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Special Equipment at M.U.]

Photograph inside of Midwestern University's Science Building. There is a "special "science equipment set up in the center of the room, which is the planetarium.

Date: unknown

Creator: Cochran, Jimmy W.

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Midwestern State University

[John D. Williams in Planetarium]

Black and white photograph shows John Williams looking at apparatus in the Richland planetarium.

Date: 1972

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Dallas County Community College District

[News Script: Stars]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story of a scene where we see a perfect triangle composed of the moon, Venus and Jupiter.

Date: December 27, 1973, 10:00 p.m.

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Script

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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[News Clip: Planetarium]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about some donations that have been made to the Fort Worth Children's Museum.

Date: July 13, 1964

Duration: 1 minute 51 seconds

Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)

Item Type: Video

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections