Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "No. O' 319 / 20". 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...
12-inch Gerrish Polar Telescope, Harvard College Observatory.
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Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "No. E 10264 / 12[inch] Polar Tel. (closed)". 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): Eng...
Looking east. "RANSOME" machine and gravel pile on building site. Crane in telescope pit. Several people visible. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 7cm, width 10cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (curled, scratch, creased, dog-eared)...
Aerial view of the hostel and three cottages used by Boyden staff and visitors. The shadow of an aeroplane is visible near them. PB10_0037 and PB13_0039 are from the same original. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 16cm, width 21cm. Condition of orig...
Written on back: "AA325". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 26cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (dog-eared). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. V...
Cloudscape looking roughly north from Boyden Observatory
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The dark elevated region near the horizon on the right is the Klipfontein Mountains. 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. ...
Unknown male with a mounted three-camera instrument
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An unknown male, in overalls, standing next to an equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. On the far right is a plank of wood, planted vertically, carrying a mechanical device consisting of a chain, weights, and gears. The chain runs to the mount and is presumably a ...
Two unknown males, one in a tattered suit, standing next to an equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. On the far right is a plank of wood, planted vertically, carrying a mechanical device consisting of a chain, weights, and gears. The chain runs to the mount and is ...
Interesting view of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, looking more-or-less along the tube, with the plate holder foremost. 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...
Bride, groom, and 3 other people, all unidentified, in front of a low stone building. 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. ...