A valuable series of images documenting progress, during May 1932, on the assembly of the 60-inch telescope and mounting. Of particular interest is an earlier image of 3 steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts to the site. n/a. Extent: 18 glass plates. 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: PLB39.
Boyden Plate Box 39: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
File details
Creation date:
1891-1994
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Reference:
EAP1190/1/7/21
Level:
File
Extent:
18
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This file is part of
- Project EAP1190:
- Collection EAP1190/1:
- Collection EAP1190/1/7:
- File EAP1190/1/7/21:
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