Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991

GBT-groundbreaking-003.jpg

Description

Senator Robert C. Byrd speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Green Bank Telescope. On the platform behind him: Julie Lutz (NSF Astronomy Division Director), Walter Massey (NSF Director), Robert Mollohan (former WV Congressman), Bernard F. Burke (National Science Board member), George Seielstad (NRAO Green Bank Site Director).

Creator

Records of the NRAO

Type

Still Image

Identifier

GBT-groundbreaking-003.jpg

Original Format of Digital Item

Slide

Location

Green Bank, WV

Start Date

1991-05-01

Notes

Scanned from a large set of slides and prints. Contact the archivist for additional images.

Series

Photographs Series

Unit

Green Bank Telescope (GBT) Unit

Range #

2A

Tags

Citation

Records of the NRAO, “Groundbreaking for the Green Bank Telescope, 1 May 1991,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed November 19, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/35592.