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Peter Stackpole1938
LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States
A view showing the polishing tool used for the 200-inch disk, a huge steel plate faced with 1,964 glass blocks covered with a special type of pitch.
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Details
- Date: 1938
- Location: CA, US
- Physical Dimensions: B/W NEGATIVE
- Subject Keywords: Astronomy, Observatories, Mt. Palomar, Us, 1930s
- Publisher: TimeLife
- Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
- Provider: LIFE
- Photographer: Peter Stackpole
- Original ID: TimeLife_image_115624740
- Credits: Life Magazine
- Copyright: © Time Inc.
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