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Original ring feed of the 140-foot telescope

Prime Focus of the 140-footmore_horiz

The control room for the 140-foot telescope in 1972

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Interior of van used in Green Bank to locate RFI signals

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The Calibration Horn Antenna at Green Bank

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Green Bank site in 1965

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The Calibration Horn Antenna at Green Bank in 1967

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Pocahontas County, West Virginia

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Entrance to Green Bank site in early 1960s

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John Findlay

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140-foot groundbreaking ceremony

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Kootwijk Antenna 1967

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