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...
Early view of completed 60-inch building from the west-southwest.
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PB04_0014 and PB04_0015 are similar. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8cm, width 11cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (faded, curled, dog-eared). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor...
Early view of completed 60-inch building from the west-southwest.
Scope & Content:
PB04_0014 and PB04_0015 are similar. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8cm, width 11cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (faded, curled, creased). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s...
Sporty group photo on stairs (possibly at Municipal Water Works)
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24 people (adults and youths) in sporty summer attire, on stone steps. Location unknown. PLB34_0001 and PLB34_0002 are related. Possibly taken at the municipal water works (see PB03_0035). n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickn...
Sporty group photo on stairs (possibly at Municipal Water Works)
Scope & Content:
24 people (adults and youths) in sporty summer attire, on stone steps. Location unknown. PLB34_0001 and PLB34_0002 are related. Possibly taken at the municipal water works (see PB03_0035). n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickn...
Two men in suits sitting on a cairn made of flat rocks, looking at each other and smiling. In the background is the Boyden Residence (left) and a palm (right). n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of orig...
Group photo in front of the 13-inch Refractor pier
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Four smiling males posed in front of the pier of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor. The view is to the south-west. The C-clamp-shaped polar axis, and the tubes of the double-refractor, are on the floor south of the pier. The person second from left is shown in PLB35_0035 et seq. n/a. Extent: 1 glas...
Boyden Plate Box 7: Scenes from Western Cape, and a girl in a garden
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Written in faded pencil on the plate box in which the images were found is "Cape +" and "[Offens]". Several images show outdoor scenes around Cape Town, South Africa. The remainder are of a female child in a garden. All photos are undated. Based on the pencilled note on the box, the girl may be ...
Group photo during construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931.
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Group photo showing 14 labourers and staff (and 1 dog) standing on the partially-completed circular wall of the telescope building. In the foreground is a wooden structure encasing the south pier. Hand-written label on slide: "BOYDEN STATION. - So. AFRICA / 60[inch] tel. South pier + Pit / (1931...
Group photo during construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931.
Scope & Content:
Group photo showing 14 labourers and staff (and 1 dog) standing on the partially-completed circular wall of the telescope building. In the foreground is a wooden structure encasing the south pier. Hand-written label on slide: "BOYDEN STATION. - So. AFRICA / 60[inch] tel. South pier + Pit / (1931...