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851. EAP1190/1/6/9/38

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/38
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. The photo has a sepia-like tint. PB13_0038 and PLB32_0012 are derivatives. Date from lantern slide ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

852. EAP1190/1/6/11/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/11/15
Title:
10-inch Metcalf and finder scope, seen from the north-east.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "10(inch) Metcalf". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Marked scuff marks. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PB15_P0603.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

853. EAP1190/1/7/9/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/2
Title:
Pinned up photograph of the 74-inch Radcliffe Reflector in the Grubb-Parsons workshop.
Scope & Content:
A photograph, held in place with drawing pins on a wooden background, showing the 74-inch Radcliffe Reflector in the Grubb-Parsons workshop. Location unknown. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of origi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

854. EAP1190/1/7/19/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/6
Title:
Looking east from the Administrative Building, 1931 November 29
Scope & Content:
Three telescope enclosures seen looking east from the Administrative Building. Left to right, these are the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, the 60-inch Rockefeller under construction, and the 10-inch Metcalf. The wall and roof trusses of the 60-inch enclosure are in place but are still unclad. An Amer...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

855. EAP1190/1/7/19/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/14
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1931 November 21
Scope & Content:
Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. The wall trusses are in place. A "RANSOME" machine is visible in the centre of the image. Near the right edge are several containers labelled "ATLANTIC PARAFFIN OIL" and "SHELL". Near the left edge of the frame, several trusses of th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

856. EAP1190/1/7/19/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/18
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1932 June 11
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from probably the north. The wall and roof trusses of the turret are complete, and portions of the shutter railing can be seen. The telescope tube, vertically positioned, and the top of the south pier, can be seen inside the turret. The coffin-shaped fl...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

857. EAP1190/1/7/19/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/19
Title:
Looking east from the Administrative Building, 1931 November 29
Scope & Content:
Three telescope enclosures seen from the west from the Administrative Building. Left to right, these are the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, the 60-inch Rockefeller under construction, and the 10-inch Metcalf. The wall and roof trusses of the 60-inch enclosure are in place but are still unclad. An Ame...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

858. EAP1190/1/7/21/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/21/2
Title:
J.S. Paraskevopoulos with the polar axis of 60-inch being lifted into place.
Scope & Content:
Written on plate: "1932 May 9". 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. Editor(s): Unrestricted...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

859. EAP1190/1/6/7/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/14
Title:
ADH Telescope at Perkin-Elmer.
Scope & Content:
Written note on back: "February 15, 1950.". Typed note on back: "HARVARD TAKES OVER GIANT TELESCOPE FOR 'MILKY WAY' EXPEDITION / The largest Baker-Schmidt type telescope is accepted by Dr. Harlow Shapley, Director of Harvard College Observatory at ceremony today (Feb.15) at The Perkin-Elmer Corp...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

860. EAP1190/1/7/7/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/8
Title:
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld.
Scope & Content:
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an overcoat; the person on the right is wearing a jersey and a jacket. Behind and to their right is a prominent rock. The horizon is mostly flat with a few...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1