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811. EAP1190/1/5/2/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/34
Title:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

812. EAP1190/1/6/1/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/1/16
Title:
Three people on CSIR lorry outside 60-inch turret slit.
Scope & Content:
Three people visible. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 9cm, width 7cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Or...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

813. EAP1190/1/6/3/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/3/35
Title:
Municipal water works, seen from the north.
Scope & Content:
Large white structure (pump house?) in background with three buses. Curved lawn area, terraces, outdoor seating and outbuildings (left edge). In the background is Harvard koppie; at far right the Office Building, Residence, and Garage can be seen. The prominent hill in the centre of image is the...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

814. EAP1190/1/6/8/33

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/33
Title:
Early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site.
Scope & Content:
An early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site, looking north-east. The rock cutting for the building is still relatively small. Several people can be seen working in the cutting. PB13_0034 and PB12_0033 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original m...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

815. EAP1190/1/6/8/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/34
Title:
Early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site.
Scope & Content:
An early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site, looking east-northeast. The rock cutting for the building is still relatively small. Several people can be seen. A vertical pole is held erect inside the cutting. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: H...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

816. EAP1190/1/6/9/34

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/34
Title:
Early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site.
Scope & Content:
An early view of the 60-inch Rockefeller construction site, looking north-east. The rock cutting for the building is still relatively small. Several people can be seen working in the cutting. PB13_0034 and PB12_0033 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original m...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

817. EAP1190/1/7/8/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/8/11
Title:
Plate holder at the Newtonian focus of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope
Scope & Content:
Near-side-on view of the plate holder at the Newtonian focus. 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 original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

818. EAP1190/1/7/9/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/4
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope with open roof and two people, 1931.
Scope & Content:
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 has been removed. Two people stand near the counterweight. A packing crate lies near the north-west corner of the building, and another...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

819. 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

820. EAP1190/1/7/18/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/10
Title:
Three steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts, 1930 June.
Scope & Content:
Three steam wagons with cargo in a field, south of the Boyden Observatory site. On the door of the cab of the right-most wagon is a sign reading "PANDA". Several people can be seen. LSB03_0001, PLB35_0010 and PB13_0013 are derivatives. See PLB39_0017 for further details. n/a. Extent: 1 glass p...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1