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Three unidentified people sitting/leaning on a gate. A house with a stoep is in the background. PLB34_0011 and PLB34_0008 are taken at the same location. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original m...
A man wearing a shirt, tie and jacket, sits with arms crossed. 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)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-...
Five people (3 male) posing in the garden south of the Boyden Residence. Second from left is John S. Paraskevopoulos, and fourth from left is Mrs Paraskevopoulos. A small palm tree in on the right, and a larger one in the left-background. PLB34_0013 and PLB34_0006 are related. n/a. Extent: 1 g...
Unidentified male and female outside the Administrative Building. In the background, the 10-inch Metcalf enclosure (left) and 3-inch Ross-Fecker enclosure (right) can be seen. Early-period photograph since the terrain is treeless. The male appears in PLB34_0003. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Si...
A collection of images of several of the original telescopes at Boyden Observatory, providing a valuable record of the early equipment. Of particular interest is an image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. The telescopes depicted are the 60-inch Rockefeller Reflec...
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope, seen from the south-west from inside the enclosure, showing the north pier with the drive mechanism uncovered. The telescope tube is on the right (east of the pier). Near the bottom of the tube a nameplate is visible, reading "J. W. FECKER / PITTSBURGH PA / 19[38?]" ...
Bruce dome in place. 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)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume n...
The enclosure of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor with the roof open, seen from due west. The upper end of the refractor, with the objective covered by a hood, can be seen. Several packing crates are visible in the background behind the building. In the fore- and mid-ground, fences and two gates are...
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...
Interior of the 13-inch building, roof open, looking roughly north-west at the 13-inch Refractor. The rectangular pier and C-clamp-shaped polar axis are well shown. Three optical tubes are visible. Various cables, wires and ropes can also be seen. The counterweight assembly has a squat cylindric...
