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Title
Harold Brown 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 inside the Oscar G. Mayer memorial building which houses the telescope. A small portion of the telescope is seen in the upper left-hand corner of the photograph. An empty chair is seen behind Mayer. The observatory's balcony is seen behind the men.
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 8X10 print
Identifier
COPC 2205
30202
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2211
Subject
Brown, Harold
Mayer, Oscar G., 1914-
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Telescopes
Astronomical instruments
Balconies
Observatory domes
Interiors
Chairs
Suits (Clothing)
Neckties
Eyeglasses
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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