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Title
Dedication of the 60-inch telescope at Palomar Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1970-10-23
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Dedication of the 60-inch telescope at Palomar Observatory. Oscar Mayer, Jr., seen standing at the far left, and other members of the Mayer family outside the Oscar Mayer Dome, Palomar Observatory. The dedication plaque is seen on the wall next to Mr. Meyer. The men are wearing suits and coats; the unidentified woman is wearing a dress.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 2243
30240
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2254
Subject
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Signs and signboards
Mayer, Oscar G., 1914-
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Women--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Coats
Dresses
Walls
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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