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EAP1190/1/7/19/16
- Record Id:
- 041-004403841
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173882651.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/7/19/16
- Title:
- Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1932 June 02
- Scope & Content:
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Construction of the 60-inch building, seen from the west-southwest. The wall and roof trusses of the turret are complete, and portions of the shutter railing can be seen. The camera is looking directly on the dome slit. Standing in the aperture is a person in a white coat. The telescope tube, vertically positioned, can be seen through the opening. The curtain wall around the entrance courtyard is complete, with capstones. Shipping crates, covered with corrugated roofing, are positioned near the building. Other crates, and a wagon, are near the left edge of the frame. A "RANSOME" machine is visible near the right edge of the frame. Written on the plate is "1932 June 2". PLB35_0026 and PLB36_0016 are similar.
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: PLB36_16_2119.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004403599
040-004403825
041-004403841 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/7 : Photographic Plates
EAP1190/1/7/19 : Boyden Plate Box 36: Boyden Observatory (60-inch dome construction) and Boyden scenes.
EAP1190/1/7/19/16 : Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building, 1932 June 02 - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0007]/036-004403599[0019]/040-004403825[0016]/041-004403841
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/item/EAP1190-1-7-19-16 (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:
- PLB36_16_2119
- 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)