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1. EAP1190/1/7/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/20
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 38: Solar eclipse
Scope & Content:
Two images taking during a solar eclipse. Both images are undated, but this may be the 01 Oct 1940 event, documented elsewhere. n/a. Extent: 2 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

2. EAP1190/1/7/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/22
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 40: People at Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of unidentified adults (presumably members of staff) and children at Boyden Observatory. One image shows a cat cautiously assessing a puff adder. All the images are undated. n/a. Extent: 7 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
7

3. EAP1190/1/7/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/14
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 27: Comet Peltier, zodiacal light, and reproductions
Scope & Content:
Two images of astronomical objects are presented in this set of images: Comet Peltier, imaged in 1936, and the zodiacal light, imaged in 1932. The latter plate, however, appears fogged, rendering the subtle zodiacal light all but impossible to make out. A faded pencilled note on the plate box re...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

4. EAP1190/1/7/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/2
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 3: Cloudscapes and landscapes (Set 3)
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the Boyden Observatory terrain and surroundings. The sky, with cloud, is prominently featured in each image. All the images are undated. n/a. Extent: 7 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
7

5. EAP1190/1/7/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/4
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 9: Cloudscapes and landscapes (Set 2)
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the Boyden Observatory terrain and surroundings. The sky, with cloud, is prominently featured in each image. All the images are undated. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Cloud No 1". n/a. Extent: 9 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
9

6. EAP1190/1/7/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/8
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 18: Boyden Observatory, people and telescopes
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
14

7. EAP1190/1/7/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 19: Boyden Observatory, telescopes (Set 2)
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of telescopes. Two are of telescopes at Boyden: the 24-inch Bruce and the 13-inch Refractor. The image of the 13-inch telescope clearly belongs to a set in a different Plate Box. All the images are undated, but the plate of the Bruce telescope has a matching lantern slide,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
5

8. EAP1190/1/7/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/13
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 25: Solar eclipse, 1940 October 01
Scope & Content:
Two photographs of the Sun during a total eclipse. Faded pencilled notes on the plate box presumably secures the date and the location: "Sun (1940, Oct 1) 5 inch Voightlander lens" and "Murraysburg (eclipse) 1.5-inch Ross lens". n/a. Extent: 2 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original mat...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

9. EAP1190/1/7/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/16
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 33: Boyden Observatory, aerial views
Scope & Content:
Two early (pre-1940) aerial views of Boyden Observatory, showing the telescope enclosures and other structures on the site. n/a. Extent: 2 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/C...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

10. EAP1190/1/7/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/21
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 39: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A valuable series of images documenting progress, during May 1932, on the assembly of the 60-inch telescope and mounting. Of particular interest is an earlier image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. n/a. Extent: 18 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
18

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