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1031. EAP1190/1/7/19/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/15
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the south-west looking squarely at the entrance. The wall trusses of the turret are complete. Evenly-spaced slender vertical bars cover the outside of the walls, with insets for windows. The curtain wall around the entrance courtyard is complete, w...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

1032. EAP1190/1/7/19/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/16
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1932 June 02
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west-southwest. The wall and roof trusses of the turret are complete, and portions of the shutter railing can be seen. The camera is looking directly on the dome slit. Standing in the aperture is a person in a white coat. The telescope tube, ve...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

1033. EAP1190/1/7/19/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/17
Title:
Wheel assembly of the 60-inch Rockefeller turret
Scope & Content:
A closeup view of one of the wheel units for turning the telescope turret. The circular wall, rail, wheel unit, and part of the turret trusswork, is shown. Several of the truss elements have annotations in white. 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

1034. 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

1035. 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

1036. EAP1190/1/7/19/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/20
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller.
Scope & Content:
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, with the turret walls still unclad. The mount (with a protective cover) is in place, and the telescope tube is mounted within its cradle. The observer platform can be seen, with two people standing on the elevated section. A third person stands ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

1037. EAP1190/1/7/19/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/21
Title:
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller, 1932 June 15
Scope & Content:
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, with the turret walls still unclad. The mount (with a protective cover) is in place, and the telescope tube is mounted within its cradle. The observer platform can be seen, with two people standing on the elevated section. A third person stands ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

1038. EAP1190/1/7/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/20
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 38: Solar eclipse
Scope & Content:
Two images taking during a solar eclipse. Both images are undated, but this may be the 01 Oct 1940 event, documented elsewhere. n/a. Extent: 2 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

1039. EAP1190/1/7/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/20/1
Title:
Solar eclipse in progress
Scope & Content:
An image of a plate. The plate gives a relatively wide-angle view of a total solar eclipse, showing the diamond ring effect. Using the diameter of the Sun as a scale, the plate is about 37° across. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

1040. EAP1190/1/7/20/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/20/2
Title:
Observing a solar eclipse in progress
Scope & Content:
Several people observing a solar eclipse. In the foreground, a small refractor on a tall tripod is used to project an image of the Sun. Behind this apparatus is a fork mount and stand. These two pieces of equipment, the ground, and the background, are consistent with that shown in PLB16_0007 et ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1