Michael_Elliott Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. (1897)The title pretty much tells you all you'll need to know about this Edison picture that clocks in at just 26-seconds. The Lick Observatory was built by a man named James Lick for around $700,000 and it apparently contained one of the strongest and most powerful telescopes in the world. In the short running time we see the outside of the observatory and then a horse carriage pulls up beside it. That's all we get to see so I'm curious who Edison was selling this thing to. I'm sure actually showing the telescope might have gotten a few people to put their nickles in the movie machine but just showing the outside of the building seems like it would have had some paying customers rather unhappy that they didn't get more for their money.