[Four people standing in front of Glass Observatory on Centerway] [picture].

Title: 
[Four people standing in front of Glass Observatory on Centerway] [picture].

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Publisher: 
1948?
Description: 
1 photo : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
Format of Material: 
Photographs
Subjects: 
Corning Glass Works.
Glass manufacture New York (State) Corning 20th century.
Hale telescope.
Optical instruments Design and construction.
Photographs. YKM
Bib ID: 
116506
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Archives (Non-Active)
Call Number: 
Range 13, Bay 6, Shelf 3, George V. McCauley papers, Box 5, "Moving the 200" Disc into the Corning Glass Center"
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Notes: 
Photograph is of Glass Observatory and Museum on Centerway Square in Corning, NY where the 200" disk was displayed free to the public daily.
"Corning Glass Center, Corning, New York 14830" -- stamped in black ink on upper left corner of verso. "Photomedia Department, Corning Glass Works, Corning, N.Y." -- stamped in black ink on lower left corner of verso.
"9895" -- penciled in on upper right corner of verso.
"GC" -- written in red ink on verso.
This item is part of the George V. McCauley papers.
George V. McCauley papers
Photographed August 2010 for the exhibition titled "Mirror to Discovery: The 200-inch Disk and the Hale Reflecting Telescope at Palomar" held at the Rakow Research Library from January 10-October 30, 2011. (Photography no. 1000093959).
Displayed in the exhibition titled "Mirror to Discovery: The 200-inch Disk and the Hale Reflecting Telescope at Palomar" held at the Rakow Research Library from January 10-October 30, 2011.
A reproduction made from a digital image of this item was displayed in the exhibition titled "Mirror to Discovery" held at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland, UK, May 31-September 9, 2012.

Object/Material Note

Object/Material Note: 
Published in The Gather, fall 2010/winter 2011 issue: AI82481, p. 8 PER NK5102.C8 .G26.
Published in Corning Museum of Glass, 60 years: 138760, p. 15 (right).