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USGS Photographer at Work: Jay Prendergast adjusts the lens on a Robertson 48-inch, 4.5 ton camera. Installed in 1959, the camera was used for precise scale transformation of mapping separates and composites. (Menlo Park, CA, USA)
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Title: USGS Photographer at Work
Description: Jay Prendergast adjusts the lens on a Robertson 48-inch, 4.5 ton camera. Installed in 1959, the camera was used for precise scale transformation of mapping separates and composites.
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
Date Taken: 1/1/1965
Photographer: , U.S. Geological Survey
Usage: This image is public domain/of free use. Please refer to the USGS Copyright section for more details.
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File Size (original): JPEG Image - 3.93 MB
Dimensions: 2798 x 2228
Resolution: 300 dpi

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