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61. 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

62. EAP1190/1/6/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/10
Title:
Boyden Photo Box 14: Aerial views of Boyden Observatory, the 60-inch telescope, and celestial objects
Scope & Content:
Aerial views (1932, 1960s), the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope and its mirror in a vacuum chamber, and several astronomical objects (bright nebulae, star clusters, Milky Way star fields, and the Magellanic Clouds). n/a. Extent: 14 photographic prints (11 black-and-white, 3 colour). Custodial h...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
14

63. EAP1190/1/6/8/45

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/8/45
Title:
Aerial view of Boyden Observatory site.
Scope & Content:
Looking east-southeast, with Residence in foreground. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 25cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (dirty, creased, dog-eared, edge damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

64. EAP1190/1/6/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/4/1
Title:
Assembling the roof of the ADH enclosure.
Scope & Content:
Rare view of construction of the ADH enclosure. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 9cm, width 10cm. Condition of original material: Slight damage (dirty, blemished, curled, edge damage, water damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

65. EAP1190/1/6/6/35

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/6/35
Title:
Lone figure standing in rough terrain.
Scope & Content:
Unidentified terrain, steep and rocky, with some bushes. Right of centre a person stands akimbo, wearing a white hat and long boots. Near the horizon, at the top of the image, several fence posts can be seen. PB13_0016 and PB10_0035 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensio...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

66. EAP1190/1/7/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/15
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 32: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch dome construction
Scope & Content:
A collection of images, from June 1931 to June 1932, showing progress on the construction of the turret for the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory. Of special interest are two images which show the truss work being assembled in Johannesburg in the yard of the manufacturer. A faded pencilled...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
15

67. EAP1190/1/7/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18
Title:
Boyden Plate Box 35: Boyden Observatory, telescopes (Set 1)
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
38

68. EAP1190/1/4/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/4/1/7
Title:
Test plate: Milky Way field centred in Crux
Scope & Content:
Plate number 9356. 20-minute exposure with the ADH Telescope, for tests. Observer initials: MN. Plate centre: 12h 55m, -60° 02'. Field of view: 2.9° wide. The brightest star in the image is beta Crucis. The Jewel Box (NGC 4755) is just below-centre. Extent: 1 glass negative in envelope. Condit...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

69. EAP1190/1/6/4/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/6/4/36
Title:
Lorry with crates approaching Boyden Observatory.
Scope & Content:
Unusual ground-level view, showing the roads near/leading to Boyden koppie. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 7cm, width 11cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (dirty, foxing, curled, creased, dog-eared). Author(s)/Creator(s): English...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

70. EAP1190/1/7/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/2/2
Title:
Cloudscape, looking south-west from Boyden Observatory
Scope & Content:
The dark linear feature on the distant horizon is the elevated terrain around Springfield Kop. At far-right, on the horizon, is Leeuberg. 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....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1