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  • 86:15900-1152

    (Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a young boy, Don Davis (grandson of Edward H. Davis and youngest son of Irving F. and Ruth Davis), wearing a sailor-suit style...

    86:15900-1153

    (Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of Mr. Kempl grinding the track on the 48' reflector at the Palomar Observatory. He is partially obscured by beams with only the lower...

    86:15900-1154

    (Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of Irving Davis Jr., Ruth Davis, and an unidentified child standing in front of the Palomar Observatory and facing away from the camera. Scaffolding...

    86:15900-1155

    (Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a view of the interior dome of the Palomar Observatory with Irving Davis Jr. standing in the gallery. Notes on negative envelope: 86:15900-1155/ Davis Coll/...

    86:15900-1118

    (Documentary Artifact): One b/w negative of a view of the ship, Star of India, near a dock. A tugboat is in the foreground. According to the original negative envelope,...