Yerkes Future Foundation chairwoman Dianna Colman, right, holds up keys to the Yerkes Observatory today, as caretaker Ed Struble prepares to lead Colman and other members of Yerkes Future Foundation inside the Williams Bay landmark.
Connor Carynski
Arranged apart to avoid spreading any germs, Yerkes Future Foundation members and others gathering today on the steps of Yerkes Observatory include, from left, building and grounds director Ed Struble, foundation members Spencer Weber, Chuck Ebling, Frank Bonifacic, Tom Nickols, Dianna Colman and Ann Callison, and state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck.
Connor Carynski
Tour guide Richard Dreiser closes the front door of Yerkes Observatory on Sept. 29, 2018, as the University of Chicago officially closed the Williams Bay landmark to the public.
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Wearing a mask to guard against the coronavirus, Dianna Colman, chairwoman of the Yerkes Future Foundation, holds the control panel today beneath the main telescope inside Yerkes Observatory.
WILLIAMS BAY – Although no crowds amassed, no ribbons were cut and no champagne bottles popped, a celebration took place May 1 on the front steps of Yerkes Observatory.
Yerkes Future Foundation chairwoman Dianna Colman, right, holds up keys to the Yerkes Observatory today, as caretaker Ed Struble prepares to lead Colman and other members of Yerkes Future Foundation inside the Williams Bay landmark.
Arranged apart to avoid spreading any germs, Yerkes Future Foundation members and others gathering today on the steps of Yerkes Observatory include, from left, building and grounds director Ed Struble, foundation members Spencer Weber, Chuck Ebling, Frank Bonifacic, Tom Nickols, Dianna Colman and Ann Callison, and state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck.
Tour guide Richard Dreiser closes the front door of Yerkes Observatory on Sept. 29, 2018, as the University of Chicago officially closed the Williams Bay landmark to the public.
Wearing a mask to guard against the coronavirus, Dianna Colman, chairwoman of the Yerkes Future Foundation, holds the control panel today beneath the main telescope inside Yerkes Observatory.
