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Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., addressing guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory

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Title: Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., 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: Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., addressing guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. Mayer is standing behind a podium inside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building which houses the telescope. Two empty chairs are seen on either side of the podium. The observatory's blacony is behind Mayer. A small portion of the telescope is seen in the upper left-hand corner of the photograph. Mayer is wearing a suit and necktie.
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 2208
30205
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2214
Subject: Mayer, Oscar G., 1914-
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Observatory domes
Interiors
Telescopes
Astronomical instruments
Balconies
Walls
Chairs
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Eyeglasses
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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