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EAP1190/1/7/7/14
- Record Id:
- 041-004403681
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882470.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/7/7/14
- Title:
- J.S. Paraskevopoulos and another sitting on a rock in the veld.
- Scope & Content:
-
Two men sitting on a rock in the veld during the day, eating fruit. Sitting on the right is John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (1889 June 20 - 1951 March 15), astronomer in charge of the Boyden station of Harvard Observatory. Both are wearing a collared shirt and tie. The person on the left has on an overcoat; the person on the right is wearing a suit. Behind and to their right is a prominent rock. The horizon is mostly flat with a few hillocks visible to the right. PLB16_0008 and PLB16_0014 are related.
n/a.
Extent: 1 glass plate.
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2cm, width 10.7cm, thickness 0.3cm.
Condition of original material: Stable.
Author(s)/Creator(s): English.
Scribe(s): Latin.
Publisher(s): Left-to-Right.
Editor(s): Unrestricted.
Volume number: N/a.
Original institution reference: PLB16_15_2139.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403599
040-004403667
041-004403681 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/7 : Photographic Plates
EAP1190/1/7/7 : Boyden Plate Box 16: People, telescopes and urban scenes
EAP1190/1/7/7/14 : J.S. Paraskevopoulos and another sitting on a rock in the veld. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0007]/036-004403599[0007]/040-004403667[0014]/041-004403681
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-7-7-14
- 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:
- PLB16_15_2139
- 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)
- Subjects:
- Astronomy
Children
Food and Drink
Landscapes - Places:
- South Africa, Africa
