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Telescope at Washburn Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Telescope at Washburn Observatory with man at controls.
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Apollo 16 Before Launch

Date: 04 16 1972
Description: The Apollo 16 flight crew and backup crew at the breakfast served four hours before launch. With them, seated on the right side of the table and pointing, ...
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Apollo 16 on the Moon

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Description: Astronaut Charles M Duke, Jr., collecting lunar samples using a rake and tongs. This photograph was taken on the moon by John W. Young, the crew commander....
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Telescope at Washburn Observatory

Date: 11 08 1926
Description: Small telescope at University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory.
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Antenna Reflector Array from the Saturn/Apollo Mission

Date: 1967
Description: Illustration of the Antenna Reflector Array used on the Saturn/Apollo Mission, 1967-70. The Array was manufactured by International Harvester Company's sub...
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Astronomer at Washburn Observatory

Date: 06 17 1947
Description: View looking up towards open dome as Olin Eggen, research astronomer, looks through the telescope at Washburn Observatory on the campus of University of Wi...
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Solar-Built Components for Apollo/Saturn Program

Date: 1967
Description: Diagram showing components built for NASA's Apollo and Saturn programs by the Solar Division of International Harvester. Text reads: "Solar-built component...
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Apollo 12 Astronaut with Solar-Built Components on Moon

Date: 1970
Description: An Apollo 12 astronaut and lunar landing module on the moon's surface. The beryllium container in the foreground was built by the Solar Division of Interna...
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Telstar Satellite Model

Date: 08 1961
Description: Members of the Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee stand with a model of the Telstar satellite. A man holds a piece of the model and is pointing sk...
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Men with a Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: Newton Minow (left) and three men of the Senate Commerce Communications Subcommittee look at a model of the Telstar satellite.
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Group with Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: A group of men look at a model of the Telstar with Newton Minow.
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Minow and Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: Newton Minow and another man look at a model of the Telstar satellite.
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Men Study a Telstar Model

Date: 1962
Description: A group of men study a model of the Telstar satellite. From left to right are: Newton Minow, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, James Webb ...
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U.W. Madison Earth Satellite Project

Date: 12 06 1957
Description: The small black sensor on the end of the antenna of a model Vanguard satellite, will detect differences in radiation as the satellite passes over the earth...
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U.W. Madison Earth Satellite Project

Date: 12 08 1957
Description: Image shows seven men in a U.W. research lab posing with a life-sized model of a satellite. Professor Verner Suomi of the meteorology department led a team...
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Madison Youth with Telescopic Equipment

Date: 04 10 1958
Description: A group of Madison youth inspecting and setting up their telescopic equipment for gazing at the skies. This photograph accompanied an article about the gro...

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