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EAP1190/1/6/7/18
- Record Id:
- 041-004403348
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882075.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/6/7/18
- Title:
- Aerial view of Boyden Observatory, 1952.
- Scope & Content:
-
Written on back: "Boyden Station of Harvard Observatory". A caption slip is glued to the photo, identifying various structures: "Air view of the Boyden Station of Harvard Observatory at Bloemfontein, South Africa. Photograph by THE FRIEND Newspaper of Bloemfontein, 1952.", "Residence / Garage / Office Building with library, shop and dark rooms / Transit / 8-inch Bache reflector / 3-inch Ross-Fecker camera / 10-inch Metcalf refractor / 13-inch Boyden refractor / 32-36-inch ADH Baker-Schmidt / 61-inch Rockefeller reflector". PB11_0017, PB11_0018, and PB11_0023 are duplicates.
n/a.
Extent: 1 photograph.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 25cm.
Condition of original material: Marked damage (foxing, curled, tear, creased, folded, 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_P0432.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403079
040-004403330
041-004403348 - 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
EAP1190/1/6/7/18 : Aerial view of Boyden Observatory, 1952. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0006]/036-004403079[0007]/040-004403330[0018]/041-004403348
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-6-7-18 (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_P0432
- 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)