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EAP1190/1/6/7/14
- Record Id:
- 041-004403344
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882071.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/6/7/14
- Title:
- ADH Telescope at Perkin-Elmer.
- Scope & Content:
-
Written note on back: "February 15, 1950.". Typed note on back: "HARVARD TAKES OVER GIANT TELESCOPE FOR 'MILKY WAY' EXPEDITION / The largest Baker-Schmidt type telescope is accepted by Dr. Harlow Shapley, Director of Harvard College Observatory at ceremony today (Feb.15) at The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Glenbrook, Conn., builders of the telescope. ... Shown left to right are Dr. Bart J. Bok, Associate Director of Harvard College Observatory and leader of the 'Hub of the Universe' expedition, who is leaving on February 20 for the site in South Africa; Richard S. Perkin, President of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, builders of the new 'Eye'; Dr. Shapley; Charles W. Elmer, co-founder of The Perkin-Elmer Corporation; Peter Lindhorst, Vice-Consul of South Africa; John Dawson, Vice-Consul of Great Britain, representing Northern Ireland; Kevin Rush, Consul of Ireland - representing the countries participating in the scientific expedition". PB11_0014 and PB11_0047 are duplicates.
n/a.
Extent: 1 photograph.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 18cm, width 25cm.
Condition of original material: Moderate damage (dirty, curled, creased, folded, dog-eared, edge damage).
Author(s)/Creator(s): English.
Scribe(s): Latin.
Publisher(s): Left-to-Right.
Editor(s): Unrestricted.
Volume number: N/a.
Original institution reference: PB11_P0428.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403079
040-004403330
041-004403344 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/6 : Photographic Prints
EAP1190/1/6/7 : Boyden Photo Box 11: People, telescopes and buildings at Boyden Observatory, and celestial objects
EAP1190/1/6/7/14 : ADH Telescope at Perkin-Elmer. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0006]/036-004403079[0007]/040-004403330[0014]/041-004403344
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-6-7-14 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not Applicable
- Start Date:
- 1891
- End Date:
- 1994
- Date Range:
- 1891-1994
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Former External References:
- PB11_P0428
- 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)