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Start Date:1976-09-24 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Clark, Barry
Blankenship, Linda |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Computers |
Description:In late September 1976, with early VLA construction happening outside, Barry Clark and Linda Blankenship [Sowinski] work at the site. Barry recalls that his terminal was a SuperBee, connected to the Modcomp real-time system, and that the terminal on the table to his left was connected to the Dec-10. Both were dumb terminals connected to rack-sized computers. [show more]
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Start Date:1976-03-23 People:Reber, Grote |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Grote Reber at the VLA, 23 March 1976. Antenna #1 in the background. In 1966 and 1967 Reber had written repeatedly to Everett Hurlburt, NSF Program Director for Radio Astronomy, urging him not to fund "technological dinosaurs" such as NRAO's Largest Feasible Steerable Telescope project and the VLA, saying, "Decades will pass before either could be realized." By the time he visited the VLA, Reber had changed his opinion enough to write on 4 May 1976 to Jack Lancaster, VLA Project Manager, "The day at VLA was enlightening. I know a lot of difficult ground work has gone into getting the project this far. From now on the plant will show rapid development. Someday I will come and make observations with this radio telescope to end all radio telescopes." [show more]
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Start Date:1966-02 Location:VLA Site, NM People:Wade, Campbell M.
Weber, Robert
Small, Max |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photographs Series Unit:VLA Unit Type:Still Image Subject:Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:February 1966 on the Plains of St. Augustin, in the general area of the future intersection of the VLA arms. On the left is Cam Wade, and on the right is Max Small, both from NRAO. In the center is Robert Weber, a geologist with the NM Bureau of Mines in Socorro, who was very knowledgeable about the geology of the Plains of San Augustin, and was hugely helpful to the VLA project. Around his neck, Wade has the Finnish forester's compass that he used to check out all the potential VLA sites and to do the initial layout for the array. [show more]
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Start Date:1973 Location:Plains of St. Agustin, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Plains of St. Agustin
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Start Date:1973 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Electronics--Waveguide (VLA) |
Description:Waveguide in trench before backfill
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Start Date:1974 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Smoothing ground along arm before laying trench
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Start Date:1974 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Pit north of Highway 60 where crushed rock for road and railway surface etc. could be obtained.
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Start Date:1974 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Bed for rail track, Antenna Assembly Building under construction in background.
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Start Date:1974 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Antenna Assembly Building under construction.
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Building the Antenna Assembly Building
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Aerial view showing buildings at center of site.
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Beginning to lay track; Antenna Assembly Building in background.
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Stockpiled rail ties
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Construction
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Elevation gear; antenna #1 in Assembly Building.
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Start Date:1975-07-18 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Equipment--Transporter |
Description:Transporter moving antenna #1 out of the Antenna Assembly Building for first trip.
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Start Date:1975-08-08 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Aerial view of site
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Start Date:1975-08-22 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Equipment--Transporter |
Description:Completed transporter at Assembly Building interchange; transporter completed 8/22/1975.
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Start Date:1975-09-22 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Equipment--Transporter |
Description:Antenna #1 on transporter showing rotation of tracks at interchange.
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Start Date:1975-09-22 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Bringing tools on hand cart to transporter, storage area in background.
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Start Date:1975-10-30 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:VLA Advisory Committee in front of antenna #1.
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Start Date:1975 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Antenna in assembly building showing vertex; man in hoist chair at top of photo.
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Start Date:1976 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site
Equipment--Transporter |
Description:View to the northeast towards Tres Montosas; antenna #2 on transporter at maintenance foundation interchange.
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Start Date:1976 Location:Hobbs, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:Machining the azimuth bearing box for antenna #4 in Hobbs, NM. The antenna contractor was E-Systems, Garland Division, Dallas, TX. They used a fabrication plant in +Hobbs belonging to Structures, Inc. to fabricate the various steel antenna structural parts. The parts were shipped to the VLA for final assembly.
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Start Date:1976-03-04 Location:VLA Site, NM |
Creator:Records of the NRAO Series:Photograph Series Unit:VLA Unit Subunit:VLA Construction Slides Subunit Type:Still Image Original Format of Digital Item:Slide Subject:Construction
Instruments--Very Large Array (VLA)
Facilities--VLA--Array Site |
Description:AUI Board of Trustees visiting the Antenna Assembly Building.
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