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Globular Clusters Photographed with the 72-Inch Reflector at The Globular Clusters Photographed with the 72-inch reflector at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory* (1931-1934) and the 74-inch reflector at the David Dunlap Observatory (1935-1971) NGC 2419 .... 2 NGC 6284 ... 25 NGC 6638 ... 45 NGC 4147 .... 3 NGC 6287 ... 26 NGC 6642 ... 46 NGC 5024 .... 4 NGC 6325 ... 27 NGC 6656 ... 47 NGC 5053 .... 5 NGC 6333 ... 28 NGC 6712 ... 48 NGC 5272 .... 6 NGC 6341 ... 29 NGC 6717 ... 50 NGC 5466 .... 7 NGC 6342 ... 30 NGC 6760 ... 51 NGC 5634 .... 8 NGC 6356 ... 31 NGC 6779 ... 52 Pal 5 .... 9 NGC 6366 ... 32 NGC 6838 ... 54 NGC 5897 ... 10 NGC 6401 ... 34 NGC 6864 ... 57 NGC 5904 ... 11 NGC 6402 ... 35 NGC 6934 ... 58 NGC 6093 ... 14 NGC 6426 ... 38 NGC 6981 ... 60 NGC 6171 ... 15 NGC 6517 ... 39 NGC 7006 ... 61 NGC 6205 ... 16 NGC 6535 ... 40 NGC 7078 ... 62 NGC 6218 ... 19 NGC 6539 ... 41 NGC 7089 ... 64 NGC 6229 ... 21 NGC 6544 ... 42 NGC 7099 ... 67 NGC 6235 ... 22 IC 1276 ... 43 Pal 13 ... 68 NGC 6254 ... 23 NGC 6626 ... 44 NGC 7492 ... 69 For each observation, the following information is listed: plate number, date, Eastern Standard Time (EST) of the beginning and end of the exposure, and Julian date at the time of mid-exposure. 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