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Alan Waterman, NSF, speaks at the dedication of the Howard E. Tatel 85ft telescope, 16 October 1958. Waterman said, "Just one year ago we were meeting here to join in a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony, marking the beginning of a new observatory. On the anniversary of that occasion we are here to dedicate the first of the two major instruments that will constitute the National Radio Astronomy Observatory." Seated behind Waterman, left to right: Mollie Tatel, Judy Tatel, David Tatel. NRAO/AUI image

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