McClean Dome, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope.
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McClean Dome, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope. Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "A 84 / Cape of Good Hope (?) Observatory / dupl.". A red star-shaped sticker is attached to the label. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Heigh...
Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "No E11927 / Einstein's Tower". Round white sticker attached near corner of slide. 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 materia...
Spectroheliograph of the Kenwood Observatory, Chicago, United States.
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Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "No. B 1 / Spectroheliograph of the Kenwood Obs.". Rectangular sticker: "Copied. Now D 20115". Kenwood Observatory was George Ellery Hale's observatory. He was the inventor of the spectroheliograph. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size...
Dome of the 100-inch Hooker Reflector, Mount Wilson Observatory, California, USA.
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Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "Mt. Wilson 100-inch dom[e]". Remains of a green sticker near corner of slide. 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: S...
Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY". Hand-written: "No E 1976 / Transit Photometer.". 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. Scri...
The Great Refractor, Harvard College Observatory, c1879.
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The 15-inch Great Refractor (by Merz) installed in 1847. No annotations on slide. See Harvard University Archives W431874_1. 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...
Shows the Bruce dome. Glass badly cracked. Hand-written label: "HARVARD OBSERVATORY / Arequipa - Peru". PLB35_0036 is similar to LSB04_0099, presumably from the same original. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 c...
The majority of the material dates from the 1930s, and the 1950s. 2 images were taken in the 1970s and 1 in 1994. Several of the prints are from glass plate negatives held in the collection and described elsewhere. Themes in this series include the Observatory site and its development, views of ...
Boyden Photo Box 01: Early telescopes and construction at Boyden Observatory
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Construction of the 60-inch enclosure and assembly of the mount. Early views of the ADH mirror cell. All photos undated. n/a. Extent: 31 black-and-white photographic prints. Custodial history: N/a. Arrangement: N/a. Alternative calendar and date: N/a, N/a Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Sc...
Two people. See PB15_0017. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 7cm, width 7cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (curled, water damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestrict...
