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EAP1190/1/7/18/9
- Record Id:
- 041-004403795
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882600.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/7/18/9
- Title:
- The 24-inch Bruce telescope with open roof.
- Scope & Content:
-
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 is in place. No people are in the photograph. A packing crate lies near the north-west corner of the building. In the middle background, a tall chimney, several large buildings, and what looks like an elevated railroad water tank, can be seen. To the right of centre appears to be a brickworks. Several other structures are visible in the surroundings. The photographer's vantage point is the roof of the 13-inch Boyden Refractor building; it's corrugated surface can be been at lower left. PLB35_0007 and PLB35_0009 are reframings of the same image. PLB35_0034 and PLB35_0009 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: PLB35_05_2075.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403599
040-004403786
041-004403795 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/7 : Photographic Plates
EAP1190/1/7/18 : Boyden Plate Box 35: Boyden Observatory, telescopes (Set 1)
EAP1190/1/7/18/9 : The 24-inch Bruce telescope with open roof. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0007]/036-004403599[0018]/040-004403786[0009]/041-004403795
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-7-18-9 (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:
- PLB35_05_2075
- 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)