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Title
Harold Borw and Oscar G. Mayer, Jr., 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
Harold Brown presenting a memorial album to Oscar Mayer, Jr., at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. The men are standing behind a podium in the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building which houses the telescope. An unidentified guest is seated in the audience, seen at the far right. Two empty chairs are on either side of the podium. A small portion of the telescope is seen in the upper left-hand corner of the photograph. The observatory's balcony is behind Brown and Mayer.
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 2204
30201
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2210
Subject
Brown, Harold
Mayer, Oscar G., 1914-
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Astronomical instruments
Chairs
Balconies
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Eyeglasses
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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