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771. EAP1190/1/6/2/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/2/29
Title:
Construction of engine shed and 60-inch enclosure.
Scope & Content:
PB02_0028 and PB02_0029 are similar. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8cm, width 14cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (curled, faded, dog-eared, edge damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

772. EAP1190/1/6/7/45

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/45
Title:
Group photo outside 60-inch building.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "PLATE II / Dr E.C. SLIPHER / Mr A.P. FITZGERALD / Dr E.M. LINDSAY / Mr E.G. BURTON / Mr M.J. BESTER / JULY 1954 / IAJ 12 No. 3/4 / Jarrett", and reproduction instructions. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 20cm, width 26cm. Conditio...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

773. EAP1190/1/6/8/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/17
Title:
Installing the mounting of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
Scope & Content:
Three people with 60-inch polar axis hanging from crane. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 14cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (emulsion damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Ri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

774. EAP1190/1/6/8/51

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/51
Title:
Instrument row seen from roof of Office Building.
Scope & Content:
(l.t.r.) ADH, 13-inch, 60-inch, 8-inch enclosures. At extreme right is the Sky Patrol on elevated rails. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 13cm, width 23cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (creased). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

775. EAP1190/1/6/9/25

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/25
Title:
Installing part of the mount of the 60-inch.
Scope & Content:
Interior view of the 60-inch enclosure under construction, looking southwest. A person, dressed like a manual labourer, stands next to the inner shaft of the declination axis, which is suspended by chains. The walls of the turret are unclad; in the background, four telescope enclosures and part ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

776. EAP1190/1/6/9/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/36
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller construction site, 1931 July 22.
Scope & Content:
An early, wide view of the construction site, looking east. The rock cutting for the building is visible, inside of which is a wood and metal frame outlining the building shape. Several people are seen. In the background the Modder River is visible. Power cables in the foreground bisect the imag...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

777. EAP1190/1/6/9/41

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/41
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory looking south-east.
Scope & Content:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory looking south-east. The entrance road winding up the northern side of the hill is clearly shown. Four of the telescope enclosures are open. The 60-inch building is complete, one of the ancillary buildings can be seen, and the surrounding ground seems clear of co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

778. EAP1190/1/6/9/43

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/43
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory looking west.
Scope & Content:
The telescope enclosures are open, and all instruments except for the transit and patrols can be seen. The trees on the north and south-east of the site are regularly spaced. A car and four people can be seen near the entrance to the office building. Several large palms stand east of the Residen...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

779. EAP1190/1/7/8/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/8/12
Title:
Plate holder at the Newtonian focus of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope
Scope & Content:
Oblique view of the plate holder at the Newtonian focus. Maker's mark clearly visible: "J.W.FECKER. / PITTSBURGH.PA: / 1931". Top end of the telescope is shrouded. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. 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:
1

780. EAP1190/1/7/10/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/10/6
Title:
The plate holder at the Newtonian focus of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope
Scope & Content:
Side view of the plate holder of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope. The telescope tube is covered by a white shroud. A hand controller can be seen below the plate holder. PLB20_0006 and PLB20_0007 are similar. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm,...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1