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Title
Edwin Powell Hubble at the guidescope of the 48-inch Schmidt camera, Palomar Observatory
Date Created and/or Issued
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
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
Edwin Powell Hubble looking through guidescope of 48-inch Schmidt camera, Palomar Observatory. Hubble is dressed in coveralls, and has a pipe in his mouth. He is holding controls in his hand. The camera is behind Hubble, and the interior of the observatory dome, with open window, is visible.
Type
image
Format
image/tiff
Extent
1 8X10 print; 1 8X10 film neg
Identifier
COPC 2912
30909
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/821
Subject
Hubble, Edwin Powell, 1889-1953
Astronomers
Scientists
Cameras
Schmidt telescopes
Astronomical instruments
Astronomical observatories
Observatory domes
Interiors
Tobacco pipes
Portrait photographs
Palomar Observatory
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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