Astronomical photographs, 1963-1964.

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Astronomical photographs, 1963-1964.

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Photographs documenting the field work conducted by Brian H. Mason of the Dept. of Mineralogy (American Museum), D.P. Boerner, R.O. Chalmers (Australian Museum), and E.P. Henderson (Smithsonian Institution) in search of Australian meteorites and tekites. Photographs show crater sites in Central Australia, including Henbury, Boxhole, Wolf Creek and Dalgety Downs in Western Australia. Photographs were taken by Alex J. Rota and Brian H. Mason. Photographs are identified.

70 photonegatives : b&w.70 photoprints : b&w mounted on file cards.

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