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Title
Banquet guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1970-10-23
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Banquet guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. The guests were seated in the 200-inch telescope dome building. Guests (clockwise from left): Robert Christie, (unidentified), William Fowler, Floyd Day, Mayer brother & wife, (unidentified), and Henrietta Swope. The men are wearing suits and neckties; the women are wearing dresses. The guests are seated at round tables.
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 4X5 B/W print; 1 4X5 film neg; 1 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 2250
30247
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2255
Subject
Dinners and dining
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Women--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Dresses
Neckties
Handbags
Tables
Chairs
Interiors
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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