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4821. EAP1190/1/7/10/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/8
Title:
The plate holder at the Newtonian focus of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope
Scope & Content:
Direct view on the plate holder of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope. Engraved on the holder is "J.W. FECKER. / PITTSBURG. PA: / 1931". The telescope tube is covered by a white shroud. A hand controller can be seen below the plate holder. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of ori...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4822. EAP1190/1/7/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/11
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 21: People in traditional dress.
Scope & Content:
A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere, and 1 unidentified landscape image. Some of the group photos show people in formal wear, and in relation to a bride or groom. Most people are unidentified. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Natives". n/a....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
19

4823. 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

4824. EAP1190/1/7/12/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/1
Title:
Coast scene
Scope & Content:
Unknown location. Coastal view, grass verge, paved road. 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....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4825. EAP1190/1/7/12/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/3
Title:
Bridge over the Gamtoos River near its mouth into the Indian Ocean.
Scope & Content:
View from a dirt road, looking at the Gamtoos River with a bridge spanning it. Uplands in the background. The bridge was opened in 1895 to replace the ferry crossing. A second bridge was built in the early 1970s. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4826. EAP1190/1/7/12/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/4
Title:
Gamtoos Ferry Hotel
Scope & Content:
Hotel and several ancillary buildings, seen in front of the Gamtoos River. 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(...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4827. EAP1190/1/7/12/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/5
Title:
River through hilly tree-covered terrain.
Scope & Content:
Unknown location, showing a river through hilly, wooded terrain. Possibly the Gamtoos River. 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): ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4828. EAP1190/1/7/12/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12/7
Title:
Motor car stopped on ford bridge over a river
Scope & Content:
Unknown location. A motor car, with 2 people, are stopped on a low bridge fording a wide river. Tall trees in the background. 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)/...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4829. EAP1190/1/7/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 32: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch dome construction
Scope & Content:
A collection of images, from June 1931 to June 1932, showing progress on the construction of the turret for the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory. Of special interest are two images which show the truss work being assembled in Johannesburg in the yard of the manufacturer. A faded pencilled...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
15

4830. EAP1190/1/7/15/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15/1
Title:
Assembling the observing platform of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
Scope & Content:
The view from inside the partially-completed 60-inch dome, looking approximately east, showing the assembled observing platform of the Rockefeller Telescope. The trusswork of the dome is not clad, and the dome rollers can be seen. Four persons are standing on the platform and two at its base. No...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

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