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Title
William C. Miller at the Schmidt telescope camera, Palomar Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1955
1956
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1963
1964
1965
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
William C. Miller, lying in a chair on the floor, looking into the guidescope of the 48-inch Schmidt telescope camera, Palomar Observatory. Miller is wearing eyeglasses, a hat and a coat. The interior walls of the observatory dome are visible behind the telescope.
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
Identifier
COPC 2636
30633
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/765
Subject
Miller, William C., 1910-1981
Photographers
Astronomers
Astronomical photography
Schmidt telescope
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Cameras
Astronomical instruments
Observatory domes
Interiors
Coats
Hats
Eyeglasses
Portrait photographs
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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