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1. EAP1190/1/7/18/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/2
Title:
Boyden Observatory, Arequipa, Peru
Scope & Content:
Bruce dome in place. 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-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. O...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

2. EAP1190/1/7/18/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/18
Title:
Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Scope & Content:
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-Right. Editor(...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

3. EAP1190/1/7/18/29

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/29
Title:
The 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope
Scope & Content:
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller Building, looking west, showing the telescope and observer's platform. The Newtonian secondary mirror assembly is visible. No instrument appears to be installed at the Newtonian focus. Well-composed image. PB13_0017 and PLB35_0029 are similar. n/a. Extent: 1 ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

4. EAP1190/1/7/18/36

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/36
Title:
Boyden Observatory, Arequipa, Peru
Scope & Content:
Shows the Bruce dome. Glass badly cracked. Hand-written label: "HARVARD OBSERVATORY / Arequipa - Peru". Small hand-written label near corner: "23". Crack near bottom right edge. PLB35_0036 is similar to LSB04_0099, presumably from the same original. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. Size and dimensions of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

5. EAP1190/1/7/18/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/1
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope and drive mechanism
Scope & Content:
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope, seen from the south-west from inside the enclosure, showing the north pier with the drive mechanism uncovered. The telescope tube is on the right (east of the pier). Near the bottom of the tube a nameplate is visible, reading "J. W. FECKER / PITTSBURGH PA / 19[38?]" (ill...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

6. EAP1190/1/7/18/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/3
Title:
The Boyden 13-inch Refractor with open roof
Scope & Content:
The enclosure of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor with the roof open, seen from due west. The upper end of the refractor, with the objective covered by a hood, can be seen. Several packing crates are visible in the background behind the building. In the fore- and mid-ground, fences and two gates are sho...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

7. EAP1190/1/7/18/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/5
Title:
The Boyden 13-inch Refractor
Scope & Content:
Interior of the 13-inch building, roof open, looking roughly north-west at the 13-inch Refractor. The rectangular pier and C-clamp-shaped polar axis are well shown. Three optical tubes are visible. Various cables, wires and ropes can also be seen. The counterweight assembly has a squat cylindrical s...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

8. EAP1190/1/7/18/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/6
Title:
60-inch Rockefeller building under construction, 1931 November 16
Scope & Content:
Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. Half of the circular wall of the turret is complete. A small section of the curtain wall in front of the foyer is in place. In the foreground is a large gravel pile and a "RANSOME" machine. There are no people in the image. PLB35_0006 and PLB...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

9. EAP1190/1/7/18/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/10
Title:
Three steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts, 1930 June.
Scope & Content:
Three steam wagons with cargo in a field, south of the Boyden Observatory site. On the door of the cab of the right-most wagon is a sign reading "PANDA". Several people can be seen. LSB03_0001, PLB35_0010 and PB13_0013 are derivatives. See PLB39_0017 for further details. n/a. Extent: 1 glass plate. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

10. EAP1190/1/7/18/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1190/1/7/18/15
Title:
The 24-inch Bruce telescope
Scope & Content:
The 24-inch Bruce Telescope, seen from the north-west from inside the enclosure. The lower half of the tube, the polar axis and cross head, and part of the declination axis counterweight are seen. The arrangement of smaller counterweights at the rear of the tube are well shown, and the plate holder ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1891-1994
Extent:
1

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