This early view of the observatory shows a single dome. For the first nineteen years this dome housed a single 9.5-inch refracting telescope. During these years the sky above East Cleveland afforded a satisfactory number of clear nights for optimal viewing. In just three decades, this virtue disappeared beneath a regular pall of smog that reflected trapped city light, leading Case to seek a new site in Montville Township in northeastern Geauga County. | Source: Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special CollectionsDownload Original File
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Cleveland Memory Project, Cleveland State University Library Special Collections
