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EAP1190/1/7/9/4
- Record Id:
- 041-004403703
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882498.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/7/9/4
- Title:
- The 24-inch Bruce Telescope with open roof and two people, 1931.
- Scope & Content:
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The 24-inch Bruce telescope and enclosure, seen looking north-northeast. The roof is open and the telescope is east of the pier, pointing north-west. The dewcap has been removed. Two people stand near the counterweight. A packing crate lies near the north-west corner of the building, and another near the south-east corner. In the middle background, a tall chimney and several large buildings can be seen. Several other structures are visible in the surroundings. The photographer's vantage point is the roof of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor building. PLB19_0004 and LSB04_0039 are derivatives. Date from lantern slide.
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: PLB19_03_2092.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403599
040-004403699
041-004403703 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/7 : Photographic Plates
EAP1190/1/7/9 : Boyden Plate Box 19: Boyden Observatory, telescopes (Set 2)
EAP1190/1/7/9/4 : The 24-inch Bruce Telescope with open roof and two people, 1931. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0007]/036-004403599[0009]/040-004403699[0004]/041-004403703
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-7-9-4 (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:
- PLB19_03_2092
- 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)