THE STELLAFANE VIRTUAL MUSEUM
Welcome to the Virtual Museum operated by the Springfield Telescope Makers. All of the photos included here are of items that can be found in our real museum, opened in 1975, located in three underground rooms at the Hartness House Inn in Springfield, Vermont. You can plan a visit to the museum during the Stellafane convention (Friday 5pm to 8pm and Sunday 9am to noon). Admission is free! We are interested in considering new items regarding amateur telescope making to be added to the museum and ?subject=Virtual Museum">welcome inqiries.
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NOTE ON FILE SIZES
Note that in addition to the small images that are displayed on this page you can also download larger versions of each. The medium size images are typically a few dozen kilobytes and the large images are typically a few hundred kilobytes. Enjoy!
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All images in the Stellafane Virtual Museum are maintained and copyrighted © 2003 by the Springfield Telescope Makers. If you would like to use an image please ?subject=Virtual Museum Question">ask.
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STELLAFANE VIRTUAL MUSEUM
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum012_small.jpg" height="200" width="150" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | “Bismark Asleep, Ast. Observatory, July 29, 1905,” 14x10 inches, drawing, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum012_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum012_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum013_small.jpg" height="200" width="160" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Cover of Scientific American, November, 1925. Painting by Howard Brown. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum013_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum013_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum014_small.jpg" height="200" width="150" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Trees and house on riverbank, watercolor, R. W. Porter, 1928. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum014_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum014_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum015_small.jpg" height="200" width="400" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | “Port Clyde Harbor, Aug. 1902, R. W. P.,” watercolor, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum015_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum015_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum016_small.jpg" height="200" width="320" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Mount Ascutney from Stellafane, no date, watercolor, 11x7 inches, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum016_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum016_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum017_small.jpg" height="200" width="150" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Zion National Park, pastel, 1929, 10x14 inches, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum017_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum017_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum018_small.jpg" height="200" width="130" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | “In recognition of his inspiration and zeal in amateur telescope making Stellafane bestows on its founder, Russell William Porter the office of honorary president. Springfield Telescope Makers, Springfield, Vt. 1935.” Drawing. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum018_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum018_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum022_small.jpg" height="200" width="150" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Trees in California, pastel, 1938, 13x17 inches, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum022_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum022_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum020_small.jpg" height="200" width="270" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Garden of the Gods, Colorado, pastel, 1929, 12x9 inches, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum020_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum020_large.jpg">large size image. |
| /images/history/virtual_museum/museum021_small.jpg" height="200" width="310" alt="Virtual Museum Image" hspace="10"> | Orange merchants, North Africa, pastel, 1947, 19x12 inches, R. W. Porter. Click to download /images/history/virtual_museum/museum021_medium.jpg">medium size image or /images/history/virtual_museum/museum021_large.jpg">large size image. |
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