Written on back: "23 August 1971 / 21h 17m SAST / 35mm focal length projection lens.". P0625-P0634 were together in a "University of the OFS" envelope. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-...
Written on back: "23 August / Different lens / 21h 17m SAST / 1/2 sec exposure / Kodak Tri X Film / 60(inch) stopped down to 24(inch) off-axis / 35mm focal length projection lens".". P0625-P0634 were together in a "University of the OFS" envelope. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Condition of origi...
255 photographic glass plate negatives (gelatin dry plates), stored in 23 original plate boxes, haphazardly arranged. All appear to be original plates, mostly exposed in the early 1930s. About half (127) show buildings, telescopes, instruments and people at Boyden Observatory, South Africa, most...
A collection of images of several of the original telescopes at Boyden Observatory, providing a valuable record of the early equipment. Of particular interest is an image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. The telescopes depicted are the 60-inch Rockefeller Reflec...
A lorry offloads cargo in the veldt. Several people can be seen, including Mrs Paraskevopoulos at far left. Pile of rocks in foreground. In the background the upper portion of the 60-inch enclosure under construction can be seen. The lorry is a six-wheeled steam-driven machine. The bed is raised...
Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm. Condition of original material: Stable. Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Rig...
