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951. EAP1190/1/7/18/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/8
Title:
Delivery of the 60-inch tube at Boyden
Scope & Content:
A lorry offloads cargo in the veldt. Several people can be seen, including Mrs Paraskevopoulos at far left. Pile of rocks in foreground. In the background the upper portion of the 60-inch enclosure under construction can be seen. The lorry is a six-wheeled steam-driven machine. The bed is raised...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

952. EAP1190/1/7/18/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/9
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope with open roof.
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

953. EAP1190/1/7/18/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/10
Title:
Three steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts, 1930 June.
Scope & Content:
Three steam wagons with cargo in a field, south of the Boyden Observatory site. On the door of the cab of the right-most wagon is a sign reading "PANDA". Several people can be seen. LSB03_0001, PLB35_0010 and PB13_0013 are derivatives. See PLB39_0017 for further details. n/a. Extent: 1 glass p...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

954. EAP1190/1/7/18/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/11
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope with open roof and two people.
Scope & Content:
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 has been removed. Two people stand near the rear of the telescope. A packing crate lies near the north-west corner of the building, and...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

955. EAP1190/1/7/18/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/12
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller construction site, 1931 July 22
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

956. EAP1190/1/7/18/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/13
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope with open roof.
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

957. EAP1190/1/7/18/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/14
Title:
Group photo during 60-inch Rockefeller building construction, 1931 July 16
Scope & Content:
Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest. Three groups of people are posing in the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. 9 people are standing within the cutting, several holding tools. Behind them stands a vertical pipe held in place by suppor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

958. EAP1190/1/7/18/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/15
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope
Scope & Content:
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope, seen from the north-west from inside the enclosure. The lower half of the tube, the polar axis and cross head, and part of the declination axis counterweight are seen. The arrangement of smaller counterweights at the rear of the tube are well shown, and the plate hol...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

959. EAP1190/1/7/18/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/16
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931 July 22.
Scope & Content:
Construction site seen from roughly west-southwest, showing the cutting into the bedrock within which the 60-inch building will be constructed. A metal and wood frame can be seen within the cutting. 13 people are visible. One holds a pick aloft. Hand-written label: "BOYDEN STATION. - So.AFRICA /...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

960. EAP1190/1/7/18/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/17
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope, 1932 June 16
Scope & Content:
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope, seen from the east-southeast, looking down from the wall of the enclosure. The piers and polar axis are well shown, with the telescope partially obscured west of the axis. The declination counterweight is nearest the camera. The wooden flooring is well shown. In the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

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