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George Hale and Margaret Hale Scherer standing outside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building, Palomar Observatory

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Title: George Hale and Margaret Hale Scherer standing outside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building, 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: George Hale and Margaret Hale Scherer standing outside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building at the dedication of the 60-inch telescope, Palomar Observatory. The observatory's door adn windows are seen behind them. Hale is wearing a suit and necktie; Scherer is wearing a plaid skirt or dress under her coat. They are standing on concrete stairs in front of the observatory's door.
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 2182
30179
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2188
Subject: Hale, George
Scherer, Margaret Hale
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Buildings--California--Palomar--Photographs
Doors
Doorways
Windows
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Dresses
Coats
Stairs
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place: Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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