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411. EAP1190/1/7/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/11
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 21: People in traditional dress.
Scope & Content:
A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere, and 1 unidentified landscape image. Some of the group photos show people in formal wear, and in relation to a bride or groom. Most people are unidentified. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Natives". n/a....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
19

412. EAP1190/1/6/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 14: Aerial views of Boyden Observatory, the 60-inch telescope, and celestial objects
Scope & Content:
Aerial views (1932, 1960s), the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope and its mirror in a vacuum chamber, and several astronomical objects (bright nebulae, star clusters, Milky Way star fields, and the Magellanic Clouds). n/a. Extent: 14 photographic prints (11 black-and-white, 3 colour). Custodial h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
14

413. EAP1190/1/5/2/88

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/88
Title:
Dana-Palmer House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Scope & Content:
Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "E 12827 / Dana House. First Home of H.C.O. 1839-1846. / Dupl". Red dot glued on to label. Rectangular sticker marked "D 20 [struck through]" attached to label. Rectangular sticker marked "D" attached near corner of slide. n/a. Extent...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

414. EAP1190/1/7/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/5
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 11: Total lunar eclipse (1946 June 14) and Michiel Bester with Sky Patrol telescope
Scope & Content:
A series of images of the Moon undergoing a total lunar eclipse, on 14 Jun 1946, photographed with the 13-inch Boyden Refractor. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Total eclipse June 1946 / June 14, 1946". Also included in the box, probably misplaced, is 1 undated image of Michiel J...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
13

415. EAP1190/1/7/11/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/11/1
Title:
Dirt road with hills in background
Scope & Content:
Unknown location. 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)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume numb...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

416. EAP1190/1/7/15/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15/5
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction.
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, viewed most likely from the north. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. The central section of the telescope tube is being moved into the turret. Inside the turret the upper section of the telescope tube, partially encased in planks of wood...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

417. EAP1190/1/7/15/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15/8
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction.
Scope & Content:
Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from the west, photographed from around ground level. The primary brickwork is in place: the foyer in the south-west, and the circular dome support wall. On top of the circular wall the lowest portion of the metal wall truss can be seen, supported ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

418. EAP1190/1/7/15/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15/11
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction.
Scope & Content:
Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. The primary brickwork is in place: the foyer in the south-west, and the circular dome support wall. On top of the circular wall the lowest portion of the metal wall truss can be seen, supported on stacked columns of wood. Two tall V-...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

419. EAP1190/1/7/15/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15/14
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction.
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the south-west looking squarely at the entrance. The curtain wall around the courtyard is almost complete, except for the upper course of cap stones. The gate in the curtain wall is closed. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. A l...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

420. EAP1190/1/7/18/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/20
Title:
Recently completed 60-inch Rockefeller building
Scope & Content:
The completed 60-inch Rockefeller, seen from the south-west looking squarely at the entrance. Grasses cover the foreground. In front of the engine sheds, several thin dark poles stick up from the ground. No trees or people are shown in the image. Contrasty image. White dot sticker attached: "22h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1