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1. EAP1190/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7
Title:
Photographic Plates
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
255

2. 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

3. EAP1190/1/7/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/22
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 40: People at Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of unidentified adults (presumably members of staff) and children at Boyden Observatory. One image shows a cat cautiously assessing a puff adder. All the images are undated. n/a. Extent: 7 glass plates. 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:
7

4. EAP1190/1/7/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/8
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 18: Boyden Observatory, people and telescopes
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of telescopes at Boyden Observatory: the 24-inch Bruce Telescope, the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope, and the early Sky Patrol camera. 2 images include Michiel John Bester, Observer at Boyden (1937-1982). A faded pencilled note on the plate box...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
14

5. 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

6. EAP1190/1/7/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/16
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 33: Boyden Observatory, aerial views
Scope & Content:
Two early (pre-1940) aerial views of Boyden Observatory, showing the telescope enclosures and other structures on the site. 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(s)/C...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
2

7. EAP1190/1/7/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/21
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 39: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
Scope & Content:
A valuable series of images documenting progress, during May 1932, on the assembly of the 60-inch telescope and mounting. Of particular interest is an earlier image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. n/a. Extent: 18 glass plates. Size and dimensions of original...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
18

8. EAP1190/1/7/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/12
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 23: Port Elizabeth scenery
Scope & Content:
A collection of scenic images of rural landscapes. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads "PE Garden Route", suggesting that these may be views in or around Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and along the Garden Route. Three images show the Gamtoos River. All the images are undated. It is unk...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
11

9. EAP1190/1/7/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/1
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 2: Boyden Observatory Residence
Scope & Content:
A collection of images of the Boyden Observatory terrain, many featuring the Director's Residence (the house traditionally occupied by the Director or superintendent of the Observatory). All photos are undated. Written in faded pencil on the plate box in which the images were found is "Boyden fo...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
8

10. EAP1190/1/7/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/11
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 21: People in traditional dress.
Scope & Content:
A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere, and 1 unidentified landscape image. Some of the group photos show people in formal wear, and in relation to a bride or groom. Most people are unidentified. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads: "Natives". n/a....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
19

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