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Title
Five men posed outside Palomar Observatory for the dedication of the 60-inch telescope
Date Created and/or Issued
1970-10-23
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Five men posed outside the Palomar Observatory for the dedication of the 60-inch telescope. (Left to right): Horace Babcock, the three Mayer brothers, and Harold Brown. The man second from the far right is Oscar G. Meyer Jr. The men are wearing suits and coats, and are standing in front of a tree. A concrete wall and stairs are seen near them.
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 2247
30244
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/2251
Subject
Babcock, Horace W
Brown, Harold
Mayer, Oscar G., 1914-
Palomar Observatory
Astronomical observatories
Men--California--Palomar--Photographs
Suits (Clothing)
Coats
Neckties
Eyeglasses
Walls
Stairs
Trees
Group portraits. (gmgpc)
Portrait Photographs. (aat)
Photographic prints. (gmgpc)
Place
Palomar, Mount (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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