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Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest, showing the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. 6 people are seen inside the cutting, and 2 outside. Just left of centre in the image is a large, light-coloured cube of what appears to be worked stone...
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-...
Group photo during construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931.
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Group photo showing 14 labourers and staff (and 1 dog) standing on the partially-completed circular wall of the telescope building. In the foreground is a wooden structure encasing the south pier. PB13_0038 and PLB32_0012 are derivatives. Date from lantern slide LSB04_0033. n/a. Extent: 1 glas...
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction, 1931 November 21.
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Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. The circular wall of the turret is almost complete. A small section of the curtain wall in front of the foyer is in place. In the foreground is a large gravel pile and a "RANSOME" machine. Several crates, labelled "ATLANTIC PARAFFIN OIL",...
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the south-west looking squarely at the entrance. The curtain wall around the courtyard is almost complete, except for the upper course of cap stones. The gate in the curtain wall is closed. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. A l...
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction, 1931 November 29
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Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the north-west. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. The south pier can be seen inside the building. The curtain wall of the entrance is partially complete. An American flag flies from a pole, held by an individual, on the roof. S...
Two early (pre-1940) aerial views of Boyden Observatory, showing the telescope enclosures and other structures on the site. n/a. Extent: 2 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/C...
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory and surroundings.
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An early aerial view of Boyden Observatory koppie, seen from the north-west. In the foreground is the access road up the slope of the koppie; lower down, other tracks can be seen, including a major road. Near the left edge of the image, behind the hill rise, five structures can be seen. The Modd...
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory and surroundings.
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An aerial view of Boyden Observatory koppie, looking roughly south-west, showing 8 telescope enclosures and support buildings. The paved path to the Patrol Telescope and the 60-inch are clearly shown. A Stevenson screen is clearly visible south of the Administrative Building. The garage has a si...
Boyden Plate Box 34: People (groups and individuals)
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A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere. John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (Director of the Observatory, 1927-1951, nicknamed "Dr Paras") appears in several images. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Groups and individuals / Dr Paras / Groups + (illeg...
