Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an overcoat; the person on the right is wearing a jersey and a jacket. Behind and to their right is a prominent rock. The horizon is mostly flat with a few...
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...
Boyden Plate Box 18: Boyden Observatory, people and telescopes
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A collection of images of telescopes at Boyden Observatory: the 24-inch Bruce Telescope, the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope, and the early Sky Patrol camera. 2 images include Michiel John Bester, Observer at Boyden (1937-1982). A faded pencilled note on the plate box...
Side view of the north pier, lower polar axis, and back-end of telescope. Fecker name plate visible. PLB18_0004 and PLB18_0001 appear almost identical; PLB18_0008 is related. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Co...
Oblique front view of the north pier showing the exposed drive assembly, polar axis, and back-end of the telescope. PLB18_0002 and PLB18_0006 are from a similar vantage point. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. C...
Side view of the north pier, lower polar axis, and back-end of telescope. Fecker name plate visible. PLB18_0004 and PLB18_0001 appear almost identical; PLB18_0008 is related. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Co...
Oblique side view of the north pier showing the exposed drive assembly, polar axis, and back-end of the telescope. PLB18_0007 and PLB18_0005 are from a similar vantage point. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Co...
Oblique front view of the north pier showing the exposed drive assembly, polar axis, and back-end of the telescope. PLB18_0002 and PLB18_0006 are from a similar vantage point. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. C...
Oblique side view of the north pier showing the exposed drive assembly, polar axis, and back-end of the telescope. PLB18_0007 and PLB18_0005 are from a similar vantage point. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Co...