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Description
Roscoe Stephens of Kennebunk built his own telescope, starting work on the project when he was 70 years old. He became interested in astronomy when he was a child.
The telescope had a 12 1/2 inch mirror. Stephens also built a structure to house the telescope.
About This Item
- Title: Roscoe Stephens' telescope, Kennebunk, ca. 1942
- Creation Date: circa 1942
- Subject Date: circa 1942
- Location: Kennebunk, York County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Local Code: Coll. S-6389
- Collection: Roscoe G. Stephens telescope collection
- Object Type: Image
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