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1. EAP1190/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7
Title:
Photographic Plates
Scope & Content:
255 photographic glass plate negatives (gelatin dry plates), stored in 23 original plate boxes, haphazardly arranged. All appear to be original plates, mostly exposed in the early 1930s. About half (127) show buildings, telescopes, instruments and people at Boyden Observatory, South Africa, most...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
255

2. EAP1190/1/7/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 23: Port Elizabeth scenery
Scope & Content:
A collection of scenic images of rural landscapes. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads "PE Garden Route", suggesting that these may be views in or around Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and along the Garden Route. Three images show the Gamtoos River. All the images are undated. It is unk...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
11

3. EAP1190/1/7/12/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/10
Title:
Multistorey building facade
Scope & Content:
Unknown location. A long building on a slight rise in shown. Resembles holiday apartments. 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): La...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

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