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861. EAP1190/1/5/2/27

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/27
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller construction site, 1931 July 22.
Scope & Content:
An early, wide view of the construction site, looking east. The rock cutting for the building is visible, inside of which is a wood and metal frame outlining the building shape. Several people are seen. In the background the Modder River is visible. Power cables in the foreground bisect the imag...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

862. EAP1190/1/5/2/51

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/51
Title:
74-inch Radcliffe Reflector in the Grubb-Parsons workshop.
Scope & Content:
White dot glued on at bottom-left. 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. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

863. EAP1190/1/5/2/78

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/78
Title:
Illustration of the 200-inch Mt. Palomar Telescope.
Scope & Content:
Printed label (badly damaged): "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.". Hand-written: "Potter drawing .. 200-in telescope .. Palomar". A green star-shaped sticker is attached to one corner of the slide, with "5" written on it. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Hei...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

864. EAP1190/1/7/12/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/7
Title:
Motor car stopped on ford bridge over a river
Scope & Content:
Unknown location. A motor car, with 2 people, are stopped on a low bridge fording a wide river. Tall trees in the background. 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)/...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

865. EAP1190/1/7/18/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/8
Title:
Delivery of the 60-inch tube at Boyden
Scope & Content:
A lorry offloads cargo in the veldt. Several people can be seen, including Mrs Paraskevopoulos at far left. Pile of rocks in foreground. In the background the upper portion of the 60-inch enclosure under construction can be seen. The lorry is a six-wheeled steam-driven machine. The bed is raised...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

866. EAP1190/1/7/18/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/12
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller construction site, 1931 July 22
Scope & Content:
An early, wide view of the construction site, looking east. The rock cutting for the building is visible, inside of which is a wood and metal frame outlining the building shape. Several people are seen. In the background the Modder River is visible. Power cables in the foreground bisect the imag...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

867. EAP1190/1/7/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/5/1
Title:
Michiel J. Bester with Sky Patrol camera
Scope & Content:
Michiel J. Bester with Sky Patrol camera, looking south-southeast. Rails on the paved ground for a run-off roof. A second instrument enclosure (closed) is in the background. PLB18_0014, PLB11_0001, and PLB18_0009 are similar. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original materia...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

868. EAP1190/1/5/2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/8
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory, seen from the west.
Scope & Content:
Boyden Observatory, seen from the west, possibly from the roof of the Administration Building. The 60-inch Rockefeller enclosure dominates the view. In the foreground, left to right, are the pillars of the Bruce enclosure, the 13-inch enclosure, and part of the 10-inch Metcalf building. Small tr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

869. EAP1190/1/5/2/31

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/31
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931 November 11.
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

870. EAP1190/1/5/2/49

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/49
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931 November 11.
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