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1. 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

2. EAP1190/1/7/7/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/13
Title:
Murraysburg seen from outside the town.
Scope & Content:
Murraysburg seen from outside the town. Identification based on the appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church building. The profile of the hills in the background may secure this identification. In the foreground is scrubby veldt and the dry course of a non-perennial river with a low bridge. No ob...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

3. EAP1190/1/7/7/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/8
Title:
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld.
Scope & Content:
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an overcoat; the person on the right is wearing a jersey and a jacket. Behind and to their right is a prominent rock. The horizon is mostly flat with a few...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4. EAP1190/1/7/7/14

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/7/14
Title:
J.S. Paraskevopoulos and another sitting on a rock in the veld.
Scope & Content:
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Sitting on the right is John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889 June 20 - 1951 March 15), astronomer in charge of the Boyden station of Harvard Observatory. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

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