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691. EAP1190/1/6/7/38

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/38
Title:
Globular cluster omega Centauri (NGC 5139).
Scope & Content:
Typed note pasted to photo: "A 3.5-fold enlargement of the central portion of ADH 422 of the Great Globular Cluster Omega Centauri. The photograph was made with a red-sensitive (103a-E) emulsion with accompanying red filter (Wratten 25A), exposure time 60 minutes, centered at 13h 24m, -47.0°; ob...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

692. EAP1190/1/6/8/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/10
Title:
Group photo of 6 people with survey beacon.
Scope & Content:
Unidentified location. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 17cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (curled, creased, dog-eared). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

693. EAP1190/1/6/8/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/16
Title:
Man with 60-inch polar axis hanging from crane.
Scope & Content:
Photo has slight yellowish cast. PB12_0015 and PB12_0016 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 14cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (creased, edge damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Pub...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

694. EAP1190/1/6/8/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/21
Title:
View of Modder River from 60-inch observer platform.
Scope & Content:
Looking from the observer platform through the open dome slit to the Modder River beyond. The 60-inch telescope is on the right, oriented vertically. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 26cm, width 21cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (d...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

695. EAP1190/1/6/8/52

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/52
Title:
Four images of the solar surface, 1915 August.
Scope & Content:
Printed label glued on back: "MOUNT WILSON SOLAR OBSERVATORY / B 25 Sun-spot Group, August 3, 5, 7 and 9, 1915, H[alpha] Hydrogen". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 19cm, width 21cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (dirty, fish moth da...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

696. EAP1190/1/6/8/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/54
Title:
Large Magellanic Cloud, imaged with the Hamburg Schmidt.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "Hamburg Schmidt / 103a-0 / 10 min[utes]". Photo has uneven yellowish cast. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 17cm, width 22cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (scratched, yellowed, blemished, dog-eared). Author(s)/C...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

697. EAP1190/1/6/9/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/5
Title:
Rear view of the 60-inch Rockefeller telescope.
Scope & Content:
Rear view of the 60-inch Rockefeller telescope, looking down into the telescope pit, showing the mirror cell and arrangement of counterweights. Counterweight and polar axis partially visible. South pier and partial view of RA circles visible. Lower part of the dome roof visible. Near the top of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

698. EAP1190/1/6/9/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/20
Title:
Group photo during 60-inch Rockefeller building construction.
Scope & Content:
Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest. Three groups of people are posing in the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. 9 people are standing within the cutting, several holding tools. Behind them stands a vertical pipe held in place by suppor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

699. EAP1190/1/6/9/30

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/30
Title:
Group photo during 60-inch Rockefeller building construction.
Scope & Content:
Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest. Three groups of people are posing in the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. 9 people are standing within the cutting, several holding tools. Behind them stands a vertical pipe held in place by suppor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

700. EAP1190/1/6/11/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/14
Title:
Person and device on Boyden koppie.
Scope & Content:
Path along southern side of Boyden koppie, looking roughly towards Naval Hill. An unidentified person stands on the path, looking to the right. In the foreground is a dish-shaped device mounted on a tripod. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1