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EAP1190/1/7/18/24
- Record Id:
- 041-004403810
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882616.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/7/18/24
- Title:
- Installing the mounting of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope.
- Scope & Content:
-
Interior view of the 60-inch Rockefeller building under construction. The polar axis is in place; the south pier is visible. A crane is attached to the RA flange. Two people are sitting on the axis, several others about. Written on the plate is "1932 May 16". The emulsion is in poor condition. PB12_0018 is a derivative of PLB35_0024.
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_12_2210.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403599
040-004403786
041-004403810 - 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)
EAP1190/1/7/18/24 : Installing the mounting of the 60-inch Rockefeller Telescope. - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0007]/036-004403599[0018]/040-004403786[0024]/041-004403810
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-7-18-24 (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_12_2210
- 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)