tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226619540036514458.post3972022959539080484..comments2024-02-27T07:06:44.820-05:00Comments on Hastings Historical Society: House Tour Preview: Henry Draper’s ObservatoryThe Hastings Historical Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009201276849333251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226619540036514458.post-69321649775910224802011-04-11T16:19:44.584-04:002011-04-11T16:19:44.584-04:00That's right! Thanks Bart -- we've been fo...That's right! Thanks Bart -- we've been following your e-mail correspondence with Harvard. Muriel Olsson, our archivist, never thought it was Henry, but I was hopeful. It would have been so nice to have had a picture of him standing next to his telescope. Ah, well. We can't have everything.Fatimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07116556266870287891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226619540036514458.post-89419950895708255362011-03-26T18:18:18.425-04:002011-03-26T18:18:18.425-04:00The photo from the Smithsonian collection does not...The photo from the Smithsonian collection does not show a young Draper. It was taken at Harvard, after the 11-inch refractor was donated to Harvard by Mrs. Draper in 1886.<br /><br />Bart Fried<br />Antique Telescope SocietyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com