Unidentified people by the side of a road. A motor car is parked to the left of the road. PLB07_0009, PLB07_0010, and PLB07_0011 are related. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Sta...
Unidentified people by the side of a road. One is waving at the camera. PLB07_0009, PLB07_0010, and PLB07_0011 are related. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Cr...
Unidentified male and female standing on the pavement of road. Trees are visible in the background. PLB07_0009, PLB07_0010, and PLB07_0011 are related. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original mat...
Boyden Plate Box 16: People, telescopes and urban scenes
Scope & Content:
A set of images which may relate to an expedition to observe a solar eclipse. Several images show street scenes in Murraysburg and Cradock, South Africa. A well-observed solar eclipse occurred on 01 Oct 1940. There is also a series of images showing people (including observatory director John St...
Cradock street scene. Looking approximately north towards the Dutch Reformed Church. "The Karoo Garden" visible in foreground. No obvious astronomical content or connection with Boyden Observatory. PLB16_0003 and PLB16_0002 are related. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of origi...
Cradock street scene. Looking approximately north towards the Dutch Reformed Church. "The Karoo Garden" visible in foreground. At extreme left edge of the frame, the building with the small, curious gable is, today (2022), the Public Library. No obvious astronomical content or connection with Bo...
Murraysburg street scene. Identification made on the basis of the appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church, which is partially visible on the right, which has a distinctive multi-steeple tower and perimeter fence. In the foreground, an unidentified person wearing a dress and spectacles interacts ...
Street scene. An unidentified male stands besides a motorcar parked on a dirt road. Behind the wheel of the vehicle is an unidentified female. In the background, behind a fence, is a single-story building with a veranda and multiple windows. Behind the building a multi-bladed windpump is partial...
A tree-lined dirt road with electricity poles and street lights. Several cars are parked on both sides of the road, often in the shade of the trees. On the right is a lamp pole used as a fingerpost. The approximate directions (but not distances) to 8 settlements are shown. Based on triangulation...
Murraysburg street scene. An unidentified person wearing a dress and spectacles is walking with a dog on a leash. They appear also on PLB16_0005. Partially visible on the left is a low wall with a fence - this appears identical to the fence around the Dutch Reformed Church in PLB16_0005. PLB16_0...