Murraysburg street scene. An unidentified person wearing a dress and spectacles is walking with a dog on a leash. They appear also on PLB16_0005. Partially visible on the left is a low wall with a fence - this appears identical to the fence around the Dutch Reformed Church in PLB16_0005. PLB16_0...
A three-camera instrument on an equatorial fork mount, set up outdoors
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An equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. On the left is a plank of wood, planted vertically, carrying a mechanical device consisting of a chain, weights, and gears. The chain runs to the mount and is presumably a drive mechanism. The cluster of cameras consists of ...
Murraysburg seen from outside the town. Identification based on the appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church building. The profile of the hills in the background may secure this identification. In the foreground is scrubby veldt and the dry course of a non-perennial river with a low bridge. No ob...
J.S. Paraskevopoulos and another sitting on a rock in the veld.
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Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Sitting on the right is John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889 June 20 - 1951 March 15), astronomer in charge of the Boyden station of Harvard Observatory. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an...
John S. Paraskevopoulos and another with a mounted three-camera instrument and a small telescope
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John S. Paraskevopoulos and an unidentified male next to an equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. Paraskevopoulos is sitting on the ground while the other person is standing. On the ground to the right of Paraskevopoulos is a pith helmet. On the far left is a small...
A tree-lined dirt road with electricity poles and street lights. Several cars are parked on both sides of the road, often in the shade of the trees. On the right is a lamp pole used as a fingerpost. The approximate directions (but not distances) to 8 settlements are shown. Based on triangulation...