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Title
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
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Description
Guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. The telescope (seen in the upper right-hand corner) and the guests are in the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building. (left to right): Paul Scherer, Art Hoag, Bruce Rule, Lee Dubridge, Maarten Schmidt, (unidentified), and Mrs. Rule. The men are wearing suits; the women are wearing dresses. Several unoccupied chairs are seen among the guests.
Image courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at the Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
COPC 2233
30230
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2239
Subject
Palomar Observatory
Interiors
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Crowds
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Women--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Dresses
Coats
Chairs
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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