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Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1932 June 02
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Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west-southwest. The wall and roof trusses of the turret are complete, and portions of the shutter railing can be seen. The camera is looking directly on the dome slit. The telescope tube, vertically positioned, can be seen through the opening. ...
The 8-inch Bache Doublet and Herbst (Pulkovo) Transit buildings, 1931.
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The 8-inch Bache Doublet building, seen facing south-east. The roof is open and the upper part of the telescope and mount is visible. The telescope is dark in colour, and is on a fork mount. To the right (south) is the building of the Herbst (Pulkovo) Transit. In the midground are three roughly ...
The 10-inch Metcalf Triplet, seen facing east-southeast. The roof is rolled open, and the door in the western wall is also open. The south pier of the mounting can be seen. The three telescopes (and mounting) have a dark colour. The first plate with this instrument was taken 1927 September. Thre...
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller Building, looking west, showing the telescope and observer's platform. The Newtonian secondary mirror assembly is visible. No instrument appears to be installed at the Newtonian focus. Well-composed image. PB13_0017 and PLB35_0029 are similar. n/a. Exte...
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory site from the north-east
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Aerial view of Boyden Observatory site from the north-east, showing 7 telescope enclosures (opened) and support buildings. Several people stand outside the Administrative Building. The trees planted between the Administrative Building and the telescopes, and elsewhere, are substantial. Mazelspoo...
Man standing beside a small telescope with an elevated-rail run-off roof enclosure, fully open. The boxy telescope, on a fork mount, is atop a hip-high rectangular pier, with a C-clamp shaped equatorial assembly. Wiring and switches can be seen on the western face of the pier. An elevated work s...
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory site looking roughly from the south-southeast.
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Aerial view of Boyden Observatory site looking roughly from the south-southeast. The old kraal south-east of the 60-inch enclosure is clearly shown. Small trees dot the terrain. The Stevenson screen and Patrol Camera site are clearly visible. The garage does not appear to have a side structure. ...
Two people inside the 13-inch building, at the eyepiece end of the 13-inch refractor, which is pointed nearly vertically. The back end of the refractor is missing. One of the persons is standing on the rung of a ladder beneath the open end of the tube and is half-way inside the tube. The other p...
The 24-inch Bruce telescope and enclosure, seen looking north-northeast. The roof is open and the telescope is east of the pier, pointing north-west. The dewcap is in place. No people are in the photograph. A packing crate lies near the north-west corner of the building. In the middle background...
Two people inside the 13-inch building, at the eyepiece end of the 13-inch refractor, which is pointed nearly vertically. The back end of the refractor is missing. One of the persons is standing on a ladder beneath the open end of the tube. The other person is holding the ladder. One of three im...
