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Shows the Bruce dome. Glass badly cracked. Hand-written label: "HARVARD OBSERVATORY / Arequipa - Peru". Small hand-written label near corner: "23". Crack near bottom right edge. PLB35_0036 is similar to LSB04_0099, presumably from the same original. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimens...
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...
Group photo in front of the 13-inch Refractor pier
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Four smiling males posed in front of the pier of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor. The view is to the south-west. The C-clamp-shaped polar axis, and the tubes of the double-refractor, are on the floor south of the pier. The person second from left is shown in PLB35_0035 et seq. n/a. Extent: 1 glas...
Boyden Plate Box 36: Boyden Observatory (60-inch dome construction) and Boyden scenes.
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A valuable series of images documenting progress, from June 1931 to June 1932, on the construction of the 60-inch telescope enclosure. A few images are general site views showing several other enclosures. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Aug '84 60 inch dome construction ?60". n/...
Three telescope enclosures seen looking east from the Administrative Building. Left to right, these are the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, 60-inch Rockefeller, and the 10-inch Metcalf. The cladding on the 60-inch dome in complete and in pristine condition. In the foreground is the paved pathway of th...
Assembly of the 60-inch enclosure at Hubert Davies & Co., Johannesburg, 1931 June 04.
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The truss work of the walls of the 60-inch building, assembled outside at Hubert Davies & Co. in Johannesburg. The assembly rests on stacked planks. Several annotations in white can be seen on the components. A lady, dressed in a coat, wearing a hat and gloves, and clutching a purse, is stan...
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the south-west looking squarely at the entrance. The curtain wall around the courtyard is complete. The walls of the turret are clad in a dark material. The two ancillary buildings next to the turret are in place, and their roofs are tiled. A "RANS...
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...
60-inch Rockefeller construction site, 1931 July 22
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An early, wide view of the construction site, looking east. The rock cutting for the building is visible, inside of which is a wood and metal frame outlining the building shape. Several people are seen. In the background the Modder River is visible. Power cables in the foreground bisect the imag...
Looking east from the Administrative Building, 1931 November 29
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Three telescope enclosures seen looking east from the Administrative Building. Left to right, these are the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, the 60-inch Rockefeller under construction, and the 10-inch Metcalf. The wall and roof trusses of the 60-inch enclosure are in place but are still unclad. An Amer...
