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EAP1190/1/6/9/7
- Record Id:
- 041-004403444
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882196.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/6/9/7
- Title:
- Loading a crate at a railway station.
- Scope & Content:
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Four people at a railway station [Bloemfontein?] watching a crate being hoisted from an open boxcar. Visible on the crate is "EAST LONDON / SOUTH AFRICA", "HANDLE WITH CARE", and "HCO" [Harvard College Observatory] set in a diamond frame. A crane is visible at right of frame. Several other crates can be seen in the bed of the boxcar. The four people are, left to right, [unidentified male], Priscilla Bok, Bart J. Bok, and J.S. Paraskevopoulos. PB13_0001 and PB13_0007 are related.
n/a.
Extent: 1 photograph.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 25cm, width 31cm.
Condition of original material: Marked damage (blemished, curled, tear, creased, dog-eared).
Author(s)/Creator(s): English.
Scribe(s): Latin.
Publisher(s): Left-to-Right.
Editor(s): Unrestricted.
Volume number: N/a.
Original institution reference: PB13_P0526.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403079
040-004403437
041-004403444 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/6 : Photographic Prints
EAP1190/1/6/9 : Boyden Photo Box 13: Telescopes, site construction, and buildings of Boyden Observatory
EAP1190/1/6/9/7 : Loading a crate at a railway station. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0006]/036-004403079[0009]/040-004403437[0007]/041-004403444
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-6-9-7 (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:
- PB13_P0526
- 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)