Horace W. Babcock addressing guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. Babcock and the guests are inside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building which houses the 60-inch telescope. Babcock stands behind a podium placed in front of the interior balcony in the observatory. The guests are seated in chairs in front of Babcock. A small portion of the 60-inch telescope is seen in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph. The ladder leading to the balcony is seen to Babcock's left. Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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