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Title
Banquet 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
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Description
Banquet guests at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. The guests are seated in the 200-inch telescope dome building. Guests (clockwise from left): (unidentified), (unidentified), (unidentified), Mrs. & Bruce Rule, Willis Shapley, Edward Ackerman, and George Ellery Hale. The guests are seated at round tables. The men are wearing suits; the women are wearing dresses.
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 2251
30248
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2256
Subject
Dinners and dining
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938
Astronomers
Scientists
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Women--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Dresses
Tables
Chairs
Interiors
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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