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EAP1190/1/6/3
- Record Id:
- 040-004403160
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173881860.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/6/3
- Title:
- Boyden Photo Box 03: Telescopes and people of Boyden Observatory, early 20th century.
- Scope & Content:
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Views of the 60-inch Rockefeller, ADH Telescope, 24-inch Bruce Telescope, and 8-inch Bache enclosure. Several unknown telescopes (not from Boyden) are also depicted. Aerial image of the site, and a rare view of the nearby municipal water works (27 Jul 1931). Several group photos, on which John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (Director) and Michiel John Bester (Observer at Boyden, 1937-1982) can be identified. An urban street scene, showing cargo being loaded, may be of Bloemfontein station. Majority of photos undated.
n/a.
Extent: 42 black-and-white photographic prints.
Custodial history: N/a.
Arrangement: N/a.
Alternative calendar and date: N/a, N/a
Author(s)/Creator(s): English.
Scribe(s): Latin.
Publisher(s): Left-to-Right.
Editor(s): Unrestricted.
Volume number: N/a.
Original institution reference: PB03.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403079
040-004403160 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/6 : Photographic Prints
EAP1190/1/6/3 : Boyden Photo Box 03: Telescopes and people of Boyden Observatory, early 20th century. - Contains:
- EAP1190/1/6/3/1 : Three people sitting on the stairs of the Office Building, Boyden Observatory.
EAP1190/1/6/3/2 : Five people examining something on the ground.
EAP1190/1/6/3/3 : 24-inch Bruce Telescope north pier.
EAP1190/1/6/3/4 : Large outdoor group manoeuvring heavy object.
EAP1190/1/6/3/5 : Five people examining something on the ground.
EAP1190/1/6/3/6 : 60-inch Rockefeller.
EAP1190/1/6/3/7 : Instrument and chart recorder, 60-inch telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/8 : Unidentified male with instrument and recorder, 60-inch telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/9 : Instrument attached to 60-inch telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/10 : Instrument attached to 60-inch telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/11 : Fork mount being constructed.
EAP1190/1/6/3/12 : Looking down at the 60-inch telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/13 : Unidentified male with ADH.
EAP1190/1/6/3/14 : Unidentified male with fork mount.
EAP1190/1/6/3/15 : Unidentified male with instrument and recorder, 60-inch telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/16 : Fork mount being constructed.
EAP1190/1/6/3/17 : Unidentified male with fork mount.
EAP1190/1/6/3/18 : Unknown telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/19 : Residence and Garage, Boyden Observatory.
EAP1190/1/6/3/20 : Unknown telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/21 : Unknown telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/3/22 : Telescope in the 8-inch Bache enclosure.
EAP1190/1/6/3/23 : Telescope in the 8-inch Bache enclosure.
EAP1190/1/6/3/24 : Counterweight of 60-inch, held in supports.
EAP1190/1/6/3/25 : Unknown telescope.
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- 032-004402810[0006]/036-004403079[0003]/040-004403160
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 42
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1190-1-6-3
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1891
- End Date:
- 1994
- Date Range:
- 1891-1994
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC
- Former External References:
- PB03
- Arrangement:
- N/a
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Centre for Astronomical Heritage (CfAH)
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)