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841. EAP1190/1/6/7/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/15
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory, 1951.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "1951 / ADH on right hand side - split roof of building open.", with labels to identify the ADH, 13-inch, and 60-inch. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (dirty, curled...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

842. EAP1190/1/6/7/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/21
Title:
Five people outside 60-inch building.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "1954, Outside 60 inch turret, Boyden: Occassion of the 'Mars' expedition by Slipher to the Lamont-Hussey Observatory, Bloemfontein. / left to right: M.J. BESTER [Boyden staff with arrow], E.G. BURTON [Boyden staff with arrow], E.M. LINDSAY [Armagh with arrow], A.P. FITZGERALD [...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

843. EAP1190/1/6/8/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/9
Title:
Two people outside, next to motor car.
Scope & Content:
Location may be Residence garden. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 17cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (curled, creased). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unre...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

844. EAP1190/1/6/8/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/15
Title:
Man with 60-inch polar axis hanging from crane.
Scope & Content:
PB12_0015 and PB12_0016 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 15cm, width 26cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (dirty, creased). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): U...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

845. EAP1190/1/6/8/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/19
Title:
Installing the mounting of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
Scope & Content:
Looking down into the telescope pit. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 18cm, width 26cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Vo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

846. EAP1190/1/6/8/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/36
Title:
Construction of Engine Shed of the 60-inch Rockefeller.
Scope & Content:
A large gear is being lowered into the roofless engine shed. PB12_0036, PB02_0031 and PB02_0032 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 24cm, width 14cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (creased). Author(s)/Creator(s): Englis...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

847. EAP1190/1/6/9/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/7
Title:
Loading a crate at a railway station.
Scope & Content:
Four people at a railway station [Bloemfontein?] watching a crate being hoisted from an open boxcar. Visible on the crate is "EAST LONDON / SOUTH AFRICA", "HANDLE WITH CARE", and "HCO" [Harvard College Observatory] set in a diamond frame. A crane is visible at right of frame. Several other crate...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

848. EAP1190/1/6/9/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/21
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction, 1931 November 29.
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the north-west. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. The south pier can be seen inside the building. The curtain wall of the entrance is partially complete. An American flag flies from a pole, held by an individual, on the roof. S...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

849. EAP1190/1/6/9/44

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/44
Title:
Early view of telescope enclosures being built.
Scope & Content:
Early view of the Boyden Observatory site, seen from near the position of the 60-inch looking north-west. In the centre of the frame is the 13-inch building. The brickwork is exposed, the I-beams to carry the roof are in place, but several of the pillars have not yet been built. At the left edge...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

850. EAP1190/1/6/9/46

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/9/46
Title:
The Boyden 13-inch Refractor with open roof.
Scope & Content:
The enclosure of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor with the roof open, seen from due west. The upper end of the refractor, with the objective covered by a hood, can be seen. Several packing crates are visible in the background behind the building. In the fore- and mid-ground, fences and two gates are...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1