File:Hale telescope mirror during grinding 1945.jpg

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Image title	Dec. 3, 1945: Workers pose with the mirror of the 200-inch telescope at the Caltech Optical Shop in Pasadena when grinding work was resumed following the end of World War II. Work was halted in 1942. The mirror was transportedd to Palomar Observatory in 1947.
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File change date and time	15:55, 14 March 2012
Exif version	2.21
Color space	Uncalibrated
Unique ID of original document	11A2547164730ACDBCA8281E0CA5A092
Credit/Provider	Paul Calvert
Source	Los Angeles Times
Date and time of digitizing	13:49, 13 March 2012
Date metadata was last modified	08:55, 14 March 2012