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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1190/1

891. EAP1190/1/7/9/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/1
Title:
74-inch Radcliffe Reflector, Pretoria
Scope & Content:
Interior of the 74-inch building at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, showing the telescope and polar axis, from the north-west. The telescope is to the east. Note the protective string-tied wrappings around the circles, secondary assemblage, and elsewhere. Stencilled on one of the dome trusses i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

892. EAP1190/1/7/9/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/2
Title:
Pinned up photograph of the 74-inch Radcliffe Reflector in the Grubb-Parsons workshop.
Scope & Content:
A photograph, held in place with drawing pins on a wooden background, showing the 74-inch Radcliffe Reflector in the Grubb-Parsons workshop. Location unknown. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of origi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

893. EAP1190/1/7/9/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/3
Title:
74-inch Radcliffe Reflector, Pretoria
Scope & Content:
Interior of the 74-inch building at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, showing the north pier, the RA assembly and the mirror end of the telescope, seen from below and looking south-west. The telescope is to the east. Note the protective string-tied wrappings around the circles. Below the mirror c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

894. EAP1190/1/7/9/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/4
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope with open roof and two people, 1931.
Scope & Content:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope and enclosure, seen looking north-northeast. The roof is open and the telescope is east of the pier, pointing north-west. The dewcap has been removed. Two people stand near the counterweight. A packing crate lies near the north-west corner of the building, and another...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

895. EAP1190/1/7/9/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/5
Title:
Adjusting the 13-inch refractor (3 of 3)
Scope & Content:
Three people inside the 13-inch building, at the eyepiece end of the 13-inch refractor, which is pointed nearly vertically. The back end of the refractor is missing. One of the persons is standing on top of a ladder beneath the open end of the tube and is almost wholly inside the tube. The two o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

896. EAP1190/1/7/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 20: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory, and its mounting, under construction. These form part of a series of images of the construction of this facility, which is dated to May 1932. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "60[inch] telesc no2". n/a. Extent...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
8

897. EAP1190/1/7/10/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/1
Title:
Installing the polar axis of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
Scope & Content:
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller building under construction. The polar axis of the mount is suspended by a crane and is positioned near the north pier. A person, wearing a hat, is seated on the axis near the cross head. The walls are not yet clad and buildings are visible in the backgro...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

898. EAP1190/1/7/10/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/2
Title:
Installing the polar axis of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
Scope & Content:
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller building under construction. The polar axis of the mount is suspended by a crane and is positioned near the north pier. A person, wearing a hat, is seated on the axis near the cross head. The walls are not yet clad and buildings are visible in the backgro...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

899. EAP1190/1/7/10/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/3
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller north pier and drive
Scope & Content:
The north pier of the 60-inch Rockefeller, showing the RA wheel & circle, a short section of the polar axis, and the drive assembly with the cover removed. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of orig...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

900. EAP1190/1/7/10/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/4
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller mirror cell and tube
Scope & Content:
The primary mirror cell and lower portion of the telescope tube. The J.W. Fecker nameplate is partially visible at the top of the image; it is dated 1930. A portion of the RA circle can be seen in the background. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1