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J. Bev Oke addressing guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory

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Title: J. Bev Oke addressing 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: J. Bev Oke addressing guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. Oke is standing behind a podium inside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building; a portion of the 60-inch telescope is seen in the upper right-hand corner of the photograph. A small crowd of unidentified guests is seated in front of Oke. The ladder leading to the observatory's balcony is seen to Oke's left.
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
Identifier: COPC 2217
30214
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2223
Subject: Oke, J. Bev
Astronomers
Scientists
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Astronomical instruments
Observatory domes
Interiors
Ladders
Balconies
Crowds
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Women--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Coats
Chairs
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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