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341. EAP1190/1/5/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/6
Title:
24-inch Bruce Telescope, Boyden Observatory, 1931.
Scope & Content:
Hand-written label: "Boyden Station. So. Africa / 24[inch] Bruce tel. / 1931". n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. P...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

342. EAP1190/1/5/2/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/22
Title:
Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Scope & Content:
Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "No. A 77 [deleted] / dupl. / [illegible] 1:12 / Cambridge Station H.C.O. / c1935". n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 cm. Condition of original materi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

343. EAP1190/1/6/5/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/5/3
Title:
16-inch Nishimura Cassegrain and enclosure.
Scope & Content:
Seen from the south-east. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 14cm, width 9cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (curled). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume nu...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

344. EAP1190/1/6/8/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/29
Title:
Residence, Boyden Observatory.
Scope & Content:
Early image, with scrub instead of a planted garden. Three pillars (perhaps for a clothes line) at left. Clouds. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 19cm, width 26cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (blemished, edge damage, fish moth da...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

345. EAP1190/1/6/9/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/54
Title:
Scene from Arequipa.
Scope & Content:
Scene from Arequipa. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 31cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (dirty, blemish). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. V...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

346. EAP1190/1/6/9/55

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/55
Title:
Scene from Arequipa.
Scope & Content:
Scene from Arequipa. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 31cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (blemished). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume num...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

347. EAP1190/1/7/14/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/14/1
Title:
Comet Peltier, 1936 August 06
Scope & Content:
A comet on a trailed star field. Written on the plate: "Comet Peltier / 21h 21m -25.0° / Aug 6-7, 1936 / J.P's Voigtländer Camera attached to 10" MF / Exp. 2h (16:00 - 18:00 Sid.T.)". The JP mentioned in the caption is probably J.S. Paraskevopoulos, Director of the observatory 1927-1951. n/a. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

348. EAP1190/1/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/1
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 2: Boyden Observatory Residence
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the Boyden Observatory terrain, many featuring the Director's Residence (the house traditionally occupied by the Director or superintendent of the Observatory). All photos are undated. Written in faded pencil on the plate box in which the images were found is "Boyden fo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
8

349. EAP1190/1/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/2/6
Title:
Log Book: 13-inch Boyden Refractor Spectrum Plates: A and F stars (Book A) (Book II)
Scope & Content:
Two lists of HR stars for a programme of spectral photography. Entries are followed by pencilled-in plate numbers. Title from the cover: "A5 and F8 type stars / Book II / And / NEW REQUISITION OF FEB 13, 1948 FOR A & F STARS.". One list is crossed out, with a note reading: "Leave to be taken...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
31

350. EAP1190/1/7/6/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/6/7
Title:
Cloudscape seen from Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Looking north-northeast. In the foreground, several young trees have been planted (each with guide poles). On the right of frame, an electricity pole is visible. In the centre is the prominent municipal water works (est. 1904). Klipdrift Hill is partially visible on the right. n/a. Extent: 1 g...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1