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EAP1190/1/6/4
- Record Id:
- 040-004403203
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173881906.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/6/4
- Title:
- Boyden Photo Box 04: Arrival of the ADH Telescope
- Scope & Content:
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Majority of images concern the ADH Telescope: it's arrival at Bloemfontein railway station, Bart and Priscilla Bok at the station, and transport of the components in crates by a lorry to the observatory site. Includes a rare view of the construction of the ADH enclosure. Other photos show the 24-inch Bruce Telescope, the Newtonian focus of 60-inch, and a rare view of the 60-inch turret in Johannesburg. All photos undated.
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Extent: 36 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: PB04.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403079
040-004403203 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/6 : Photographic Prints
EAP1190/1/6/4 : Boyden Photo Box 04: Arrival of the ADH Telescope - Contains:
- EAP1190/1/6/4/1 : Assembling the roof of the ADH enclosure.
EAP1190/1/6/4/2 : Newtonian focus of 60-inch reflector with plate holder.
EAP1190/1/6/4/3 : Newtonian focus of 60-inch reflector with plate holder.
EAP1190/1/6/4/4 : Newtonian focus of 60-inch reflector with plate holder.
EAP1190/1/6/4/5 : Mirror cell of 60-inch reflector.
EAP1190/1/6/4/6 : Mirror cell of 60-inch reflector.
EAP1190/1/6/4/7 : Mirror cell of 60-inch reflector.
EAP1190/1/6/4/8 : Mirror cell of 60-inch reflector.
EAP1190/1/6/4/9 : Lifting components of the 60-inch turret at Hubert Davies & Co., Johannesburg.
EAP1190/1/6/4/10 : North pier and drive assembly of 24-inch Bruce Telescope.
EAP1190/1/6/4/11 : Early view of completed 60-inch building from south-west.
EAP1190/1/6/4/12 : Early view of completed 60-inch building from south-west.
EAP1190/1/6/4/13 : Early view of completed 60-inch building from south-west.
EAP1190/1/6/4/14 : Early view of completed 60-inch building from the west-southwest.
EAP1190/1/6/4/15 : Early view of completed 60-inch building from the west-southwest.
EAP1190/1/6/4/16 : Priscilla Bok at Bloemfontein railway station, 1950.
EAP1190/1/6/4/17 : Priscilla Bok at Bloemfontein railway station, 1950.
EAP1190/1/6/4/18 : Crates in a boxcar, Bloemfontein railway station.
EAP1190/1/6/4/19 : Crates in a boxcar, Bloemfontein railway station.
EAP1190/1/6/4/20 : People with crates in a boxcar, Bloemfontein railway station.
EAP1190/1/6/4/21 : People with crates in a boxcar, Bloemfontein railway station.
EAP1190/1/6/4/22 : People with crates in a boxcar, Bloemfontein railway station.
EAP1190/1/6/4/23 : Truck crossing a small bridge.
EAP1190/1/6/4/24 : Truck crossing a small bridge.
EAP1190/1/6/4/25 : Two people walking behind a truck, Boyden Observatory access road.
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- 032-004402810[0006]/036-004403079[0004]/040-004403203
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 36
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1190-1-6-4
- Thumbnail:
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- 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:
- PB04
- 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)