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King Faisal II visiting the California Institute of Technology's observatory

72-675
Accession Number
72-675
13.5 x 10.5
Black & White
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NAID 348449047
Keywords
Heads of state
Universities and colleges
Visits of state
People Pictured
Faysal II, King of Iraq, 1935-1958
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Description
His Majesty King Faisal II Al-Hashimi of Iraq visits the California Institute of Technology's observatory on Mount Palomar, where the 200-inch reflecting telescope is located. From photograph album, "Visit of his Majesty the King of Iraq and his Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."
Date(s)
August 1952