Students view the clocks and paintings in the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium clock room

Description:	Students view the clocks and paintings in the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium clock room. From left to right, the students are Scott Chandler (Class of 1956, M.S. 1960), Norma Apley (Class of 1958, M.S. 1964), and Sandi Baker (Class of 1956). When it was published as part of the Here is Your Observatory Come and See It! section of the February 1955 issue of Butler Reports, the photograph included a caption stating, The students take a quick time trip around the world as they study the thirteen 24-hour clocks telling the time in as many areas in the world. The various foreign countries and cities are depicted in colorful symbols. (p. 9). Designed to showcase a circle of 12 clocks showing the time in a different city around the world, including London, Melbourne, Cairo, Tokyo, and San Francisco, the feature wall also includes a central clock displaying the current time in Indianapolis, Indiana. Garo Z. Antreasian painted the wall with images depicting the cities. Construction of the Indiana limestone Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium took approximately 18 months and fill dirt from the Ross Hall construction site (building opened September 12, 1954) was moved to this location, a high plot of land at the entrance to Holcomb Gardens. Dedicated on Friday, November 5, 1954, the structure was designed and planned by Arthur F. Lindberg, Butler University Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds; J. I. Holcomb, Vice President of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Buildings and Grounds Committee; Dr. Harry E. Crull, Professor of Mathematics and Head of the Department of Mathematics; Robert Frost Daggett, consulting architect; and the firm of Ammerman, Davis and Stout, consulting engineers. On the dedication day, morning classes were shortened, and afternoon classes were cancelled so people could attend the dedication convocation, which was a part of the Homecoming festivities and the start of the celebrations for the Universitys centennial year. Reports vary, but the estimated cost of the building and the telescope was between $325,000 and $350,000, and J. I. and Musetta Holcomb provided the funding for the project. The building includes a central tower topped with a dome housing a 38-inch Cassegrainian reflector telescope manufactured by J. W. Fecker, Inc., a planetarium in the west wing, and a lecture room in the east wing. Cropping marks are located along the edges of the photograph.
Origin:	1955
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2800
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.841474, -86.171414 39.841474 -86.171414
Subjects:	Clocks and watches College students Observatories Planetariums Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People Apley, Norma Baker, Sandi (Sandra P.) Chandler, Scott (Thomas Scott) Stanchions James Irving Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium Holcomb Observatory Fairview campus

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