1930s

DAO Gathering 1932

Photograph of member of the IAU party and Victoria Centre members, taken on August 10, 1932 on the steps of the Administration Building Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria BC. Photo by Edgar Fleming, Victoria BC. Original at DDO. This photo was published in JRASC 26, Plate VII as part of the article Visit of Eclipse Party to Victoria.

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Ambrose Swasey

Ambrose Swasey (1846-1937) and the 82-inch McDonald Observatory telescope. Photo by The Warner & Swasey Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

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DDO Staff 1939

DDO staff and students in 1939.
Front row: Ruth Northcott, Dr. Chant, Helen Hogg, Edna Fuller.
Back row: Gerald Longworth, Andy Bunker, George Tidy, Dr. Young, Frank Hogg, Peter Millman, Jack Heard.

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DDO 1

DDO Staff.

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Woodall Telescope (1b)

Picture of telescope and dog from A.M. Woodall of Birmingham, Alabama, USA (back of photo). (See also the front of this photo.)

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Woodall Telescope (1)

Picture of telescope and dog from A.M. Woodall of Birmingham, Alabama, USA. (See the back of this photo.)

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Woodall Telescope (2)

Picture of telescope and dog from A.M. Woodall of Birmingham, Alabama, USA. (Back of this photo).

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