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Title
Crowd looking at newly aluminized 100-inch mirror, Mount Wilson Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1935-02-28
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Crowd looking at newly aluminized 100-inch mirror as the top of the aluminizing tank is removed, Mount Wilson Observatory. The people in the crowd are unidentified. A small portion of a staircase is seen at the far left.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 4X5 B/W print; 1 4X5 film neg
Identifier
COPC 631
28628
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/1658
Subject
Mirrors
Tanks
Containers
Crowds
Men--California--Mount Wilson--Photographs
Coats
Hats
Staircases
Mount Wilson Observatory
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Mount Wilson (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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