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Title
Four men posed with the 100-inch telescope mirror in its hoisting device, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1931-02-25
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Four men posed with the 100-inch telescope mirror hanging from its lifting device after being removed from cell, Mount Wilson Observatory. Left to right: F.G. Pease, Mr. Dalton, Mr. Beebe, and Mr. Nelson. Pease and Dalton, at the far left, are wearing suits and hats. The two men at the far right are wearing work clothes and hats. The hoisting machine is seen in the center, with the mirror hanging.
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 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 572
28569
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1594
Subject
Pease, F. G. (Francis Gladheim), b. 1881
Mr. Dalton
Mr. Beebe
Mr. Nelson
Astronomers
Scientists
Hoisting machinery
Mirrors
Optical instruments
Astronomical instruments
Suits (Clothing)
Hats
Mount Wilson Observatory
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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