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EAP1190/1/7/10/2
- Record Id:
- 041-004403707
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882502.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/7/10/2
- Title:
- Installing the polar axis of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
- Scope & Content:
-
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller building under construction. The polar axis of the mount is suspended by a crane and is positioned near the north pier. A person, wearing a hat, is seated on the axis near the cross head. The walls are not yet clad and buildings are visible in the background. Written on the plate is "1932 May 9". PLB20_0002 and PLB20_0001 are derivatives.
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: PLB20_02_2097.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403599
040-004403705
041-004403707 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/7 : Photographic Plates
EAP1190/1/7/10 : Boyden Plate Box 20: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
EAP1190/1/7/10/2 : Installing the polar axis of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0007]/036-004403599[0010]/040-004403705[0002]/041-004403707
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-7-10-2 (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:
- PLB20_02_2097
- 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)