Caption slip glued to photograph: "A 1[corrected in pencil with '2'].25-fold enlargement of ADH 420, a red-sensitive plate (103a-E) with accompanying red filter (Wratten 25A), centered at 10h 43m, -59.4° near the Eta Carinae emission nebula. Observer W.D. Victor, date May 7/8, 1951. Taken with t...
Large Magellanic Cloud, imaged with the Hamburg Schmidt.
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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...
Circular image on white background. Written on back: "Plate 1." and "Top". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 22cm, width 17cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (blemished). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s)...
Circular image on white background. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 20cm, width 21cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (creased, edge damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s):...
Lagoon (Messier 8) and Trifid (Messier 20) Nebulae.
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Circular high-contrast image on a black background. Written at edge (on original print): "ADH 534". PB12_0057 and PB11_0031 are derivatives. Written on back: "Plate 2." and "Top". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 16cm. Condition of origi...
Boyden Photo Box 13: Telescopes, site construction, and buildings of Boyden Observatory
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Scenes from Arequipa, steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts (1930 June), the 60-inch observer gallery being unloaded (1930s), Bloemfontein station (1950s), and images of telescopes (ADH telescope, 13-inch Refractor, 24-inch Bruce telescope, 60-inch telescope and mount assembly), build...
People manoeuvring a crate, suspended from a crane, on a lorry. Several bystanders. Written on the side of the lorry is "[obscured] Services". In the background is a long industrial-looking building. The person at extreme left may be J.S. Paraskevopoulos. The location may be the railway station ...
Three people manoeuvring the tube (with optics removed) of the Bruce Telescope, seen from the southwest. The north pier and drive assembly (exposed) can be seen. The declination counterweight is at the top of frame, and is supported by wooden beams. At far right, back to camera, is John S. Paras...
Two people (left: Unidentified; right: J.S. Paraskevopoulos) examining a large piece of optics (objective?) which is inside a wooden crate on the floor. The floor has dark, square tiling. In the background is a cupboard, a drawer, a crate, and a barrel. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dim...
Four people (one obscured) hoisting a metal telescope tube, apparently without optics, using a crane. The tube exhibits scuff marks. Telescope mount (exposed drive mechanism at the base) in the background, next to a stepped observing chair. Graduated circle on the mount partially visible. Telesc...
