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4771. EAP1190/1/6/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 15: People, early site construction, telescopes, buildings, and astronomical objects.
Scope & Content:
People (group photo, and a portrait of Alexander William Roberts), early site construction (3 steam wagons carting crates to the Observatory site), telescopes (10-inch Metcalf, 13-inch Boyden refractor, 60-inch Rockefeller telescope, 3-inch Ross camera, interior view of the coelostat, and severa...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
90

4772. EAP1190/1/6/11/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/3
Title:
Remeis Astrograph, Boyden.
Scope & Content:
Interior view of enclosure, looking roughly north-west. 6 camera visible. Damon platform in background. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number:...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4773. EAP1190/1/6/11/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/9
Title:
3-inch Ross camera, interior view.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "3(inch) Ross [B?]". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PB15_P0597.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4774. EAP1190/1/6/11/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/19
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory site from the west-northwest.
Scope & Content:
A photograph of P0525. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PB15_P0607.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4775. EAP1190/1/6/11/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/20
Title:
Early view of telescope enclosures being built.
Scope & Content:
A photograph of P0563. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PB15_P0608.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4776. EAP1190/1/6/11/60

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/60
Title:
Coelostat interior view.
Scope & Content:
Interior view of coelostat building with optical bench. Two unidentified people seen. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original in...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4777. 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

4778. EAP1190/1/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/1
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 2: Boyden Observatory Residence
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the Boyden Observatory terrain, many featuring the Director's Residence (the house traditionally occupied by the Director or superintendent of the Observatory). All photos are undated. Written in faded pencil on the plate box in which the images were found is "Boyden fo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
8

4779. EAP1190/1/7/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/1/1
Title:
Residence, Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Elevated view, looking west. Palms are sizeable. 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): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4780. EAP1190/1/7/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/1/2
Title:
View of Boyden site looking west from the 60-inch enclosure
Scope & Content:
Unusual view of the Boyden site. 6 telescope enclosures, the Office Building, and the Residence are shown. Note the tall pole with weather vane, and the Stevenson screen. A small section of the 60-inch roof is visible in the foreground, as is the paved path leading towards the Office Building. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

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