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91. EAP1190/1/6/7/24

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/7/24
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory, 1952.
Scope & Content:
Written on back: "Boyden, Mazelspoort, 1952 / (very [underlined] low aerial shot!!) / ADH on right hand side - split roof of building open". n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 18cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (curled, cr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

92. EAP1190/1/5/2/19

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/19
Title:
Looking east from the Administrative Building, 1931 November 29.
Scope & Content:
Hand-written label: "BOYDEN STATION. - So. AFRICA / Nov. 29, 1931 / 10 [circled]". LSB04_0019 and PLB36_0006 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Autho...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

93. EAP1190/1/5/2/48

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/2/48
Title:
Looking east from the Administrative Building, 1931 November 29.
Scope & Content:
Hand-written label: "BOYDEN STATION - So. AFRICA / 1931 Nov. 29". LSB04_0019, LSB04_0048, and PLB36_0006 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm, thickness 0.2 cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

94. EAP1190/1/6/3/42

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/3/42
Title:
Urban street scene, cargo loading.
Scope & Content:
Three unidentified males. Rightmost could be Bart J. Bok. Flatbed trailers in midground. Industrial buildings in background. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 9cm, width 14cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (foxing, curled, edge damage...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

95. EAP1190/1/6/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/5
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 05: Telescopes and buildings at Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Images of the 10-inch Metcalf and camera, 16-inch Nishimura Cassegrain, the 16-inch telescope, the 60-inch, and the coelostat (from inside the enclosure). The Office Building, and a workshop/technical building. View of the Observatory site, and a rare view of the nearby municipal water works. Al...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
34

96. EAP1190/1/7/19/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/19/1
Title:
Looking east from the Administrative Building
Scope & Content:
Three telescope enclosures seen looking east from the Administrative Building. Left to right, these are the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, 60-inch Rockefeller, and the 10-inch Metcalf. The cladding on the 60-inch dome in complete and in pristine condition. In the foreground is the paved pathway of th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

97. EAP1190/1/7/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 16: People, telescopes and urban scenes
Scope & Content:
A set of images which may relate to an expedition to observe a solar eclipse. Several images show street scenes in Murraysburg and Cradock, South Africa. A well-observed solar eclipse occurred on 01 Oct 1940. There is also a series of images showing people (including observatory director John St...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
16

98. EAP1190/1/5/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/5/1
Title:
Boyden Lantern Slides Box 3: Scenery (including South American), astronomical objects, diagrams, Boyden Observatory, and Mazelspoort.
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of Boyden Observatory grounds and environs, 1930-1931. A remarkable photograph shows the Residence and garage under snow. An image dated 1930 June shows 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the Observatory site. n/a. Extent: 6 lantern slides. Size and d...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
6

99. EAP1190/1/6/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/2
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 02: Telescopes, site construction and aerial views of Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
Views at Boyden from around 1930 to mid 1950s. Construction of the 60-inch enclosure and engine shed, and assembly of the 60-inch mount. Views of the 10-inch Metcalf telescope. Aerial views of the site, showing the 60-inch and several enclosures not frequently imaged: the Hamburg-Schmidt, the Da...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
47

100. EAP1190/1/7/11/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/11/9
Title:
Group photograph of 49 people, unknown location
Scope & Content:
Group of unidentified people in front of low stone building. Bridge and groom standing in the centre. Third from the right (with umbrella) is Mrs Paraskevopoulos. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of o...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1