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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP1190/1 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

681. EAP1190/1/6/9/53

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/53
Title:
Assembly of the 60-inch roof truss at Hubert Davies & Co., Johannesburg.
Scope & Content:
The assembled roof trusses of the 60-inch building, assembled outside at Hubert Davies & Co. in Johannesburg. Several annotations in white can be seen on the components. A lady, dressed in a coat, wearing a hat and clutching a purse, is standing inside the assembly and posing for the photogr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

682. EAP1190/1/6/9/54

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/54
Title:
Scene from Arequipa.
Scope & Content:
Scene from Arequipa. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 31cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (dirty, blemish). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. V...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

683. EAP1190/1/6/9/55

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/55
Title:
Scene from Arequipa.
Scope & Content:
Scene from Arequipa. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 31cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (blemished). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume num...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

684. EAP1190/1/6/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 14: Aerial views of Boyden Observatory, the 60-inch telescope, and celestial objects
Scope & Content:
Aerial views (1932, 1960s), the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope and its mirror in a vacuum chamber, and several astronomical objects (bright nebulae, star clusters, Milky Way star fields, and the Magellanic Clouds). n/a. Extent: 14 photographic prints (11 black-and-white, 3 colour). Custodial h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
14

685. EAP1190/1/6/10/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10/1
Title:
The Sutherland observing site of the SAAO.
Scope & Content:
Typed caption in Afrikaans: "Die Suid-Afrikaanse nasionale Sterrewag by Sutherland waar die re-aluminisering gedoen is.". Translation: "The South African national Observatory at Sutherland where the re-aluminising was done.". PB14_0001 and PB14_0002 were part of a poster display titled: "Telesco...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

686. EAP1190/1/6/10/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10/2
Title:
The Boyden 60-inch mirror being placed into a vacuum chamber.
Scope & Content:
Typed caption in Afrikaans: "Die spieël word in die groot vakuumkamer (vertikaal) geplaas. Nadat die vakuumkamer se 'deksel' opgeplaas is, word 'n pomptyd van ongeveer 32 ure benodig om die vereisde vakuum te bereik. Aluminimum [sic] word op verskeie plekke in die vakuumkamer verhit totdat Al-at...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

687. EAP1190/1/6/10/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10/3
Title:
The 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
Scope & Content:
Undated page from an unknown magazine. The 60-inch (or 1.52-m Boyden UOFS Telescope) is viewed from below, within the pit, looking up to the opened dome slit. The south pier is painted green, the mount is blue, and the telescope tube and mirror cell is off-white. PB14_0003 and another are on rev...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

688. EAP1190/1/6/10/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10/4
Title:
Small Magellanic Cloud and 47 Tucanae (NGC 104).
Scope & Content:
Undated image. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 25cm, width 29cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (dirty, yellowed, curled, creased). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

689. EAP1190/1/6/10/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10/5
Title:
Milky Way star field.
Scope & Content:
Circular image on a black background of a field in the Milky Way. PB14_0005 and PB14_0013 are of the same region of sky. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 27cm, width 29cm. Condition of original material: Marked damage (dirty, foxing, blemished, curl...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

690. EAP1190/1/6/10/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10/6
Title:
Milky Way star field.
Scope & Content:
Circular image on a white background of a field in the Milky Way. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 25cm, width 31cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (dirty, curled, tear, creased, dog-eared). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1