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151. EAP1190/1/7/7/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/6
Title:
Two males with a mounted three-camera instrument
Scope & Content:
Two unknown males, one in a tattered suit, standing next to an equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. On the far right is a plank of wood, planted vertically, carrying a mechanical device consisting of a chain, weights, and gears. The chain runs to the mount and is ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

152. EAP1190/1/7/7/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/7
Title:
Two males with a mounted three-camera instrument and a small telescope
Scope & Content:
Two unknown males next to an equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. One male is seated, the other is squatting. On the far left is a small telescope on a tall tripod. On the far right is a plank of wood, planted vertically, carrying a mechanical device consisting of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

153. EAP1190/1/7/7/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/9
Title:
Street scene in unknown location
Scope & Content:
Street scene. An unidentified male stands besides a motorcar parked on a dirt road. Behind the wheel of the vehicle is an unidentified female. In the background, behind a fence, is a single-story building with a veranda and multiple windows. Behind the building a multi-bladed windpump is partial...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

154. EAP1190/1/7/7/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/11
Title:
Murraysburg street scene.
Scope & Content:
Murraysburg street scene. An unidentified person wearing a dress and spectacles is walking with a dog on a leash. They appear also on PLB16_0005. Partially visible on the left is a low wall with a fence - this appears identical to the fence around the Dutch Reformed Church in PLB16_0005. PLB16_0...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

155. EAP1190/1/7/7/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/13
Title:
Murraysburg seen from outside the town.
Scope & Content:
Murraysburg seen from outside the town. Identification based on the appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church building. The profile of the hills in the background may secure this identification. In the foreground is scrubby veldt and the dry course of a non-perennial river with a low bridge. No ob...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

156. EAP1190/1/7/7/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/15
Title:
John S. Paraskevopoulos and another with a mounted three-camera instrument and a small telescope
Scope & Content:
John S. Paraskevopoulos and an unidentified male next to an equatorial fork mount, carrying three cameras, on a temporary stand. Paraskevopoulos is sitting on the ground while the other person is standing. On the ground to the right of Paraskevopoulos is a pith helmet. On the far left is a small...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

157. 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

158. EAP1190/1/7/9/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/1
Title:
74-inch Radcliffe Reflector, Pretoria
Scope & Content:
Interior of the 74-inch building at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, showing the telescope and polar axis, from the north-west. The telescope is to the east. Note the protective string-tied wrappings around the circles, secondary assemblage, and elsewhere. Stencilled on one of the dome trusses i...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

159. EAP1190/1/7/9/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/9/3
Title:
74-inch Radcliffe Reflector, Pretoria
Scope & Content:
Interior of the 74-inch building at Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, showing the north pier, the RA assembly and the mirror end of the telescope, seen from below and looking south-west. The telescope is to the east. Note the protective string-tied wrappings around the circles. Below the mirror c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

160. 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