[Two men stenciling letters onto support for capsule containing 200" disk aboard train for Palomar] [picture].

Title: 
[Two men stenciling letters onto support for capsule containing 200" disk aboard train for Palomar] [picture].

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Publisher: 
1936.
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. gmgpc
Bib ID: 
117719
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Location: 
Secured Stacks - Archives (Non-Active)
Call Number: 
Range 13, Bay 6, Shelf, George V. McCauley papers, Box
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Variant Title: 
Two men stenciling letters onto support for capsule containing 200 inch disk
Notes: 
Photograph of two men sitting on suspended board stenciling letters for "telescope disk" onto train support for 200" disk bound for Palomar.
"Photo by A. A. Stevens" -- written in white on lower right corner.
"Ayres A. Stevens, Corning, N.Y." -- punched on lower right corner.
"Photograph by Ayres A. Stevens, Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York" -- stamped in black ink on verso.
"22" -- penciled in on upper left corner of verso.
This item is part of the George V. McCauley papers.
George V. McCauley papers
Sent to photography October 2010 to be photographed for exhibition titled "Mirror to Discovery: The 200-inch Disk and the Hale Reflecting Telescope at Palomar" (Photography no. 1000101820).
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 Corning Museum of Glass, 60 years: 138760, p. 15 (right).