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Boyden Lantern Slides Box 3: Scenery (including South American), astronomical objects, diagrams, Boyden Observatory, and Mazelspoort
A collection of images of Boyden Observatory grounds and environs, 1930-1931. A remarkable photograph shows the Residence and garage under snow. An…
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Boyden Lantern Slides Box 4: Telescopes and astronomical objects
A collection of slides showing telescopes, observatories, astronomers, and astronomical objects. Several images illustrate the history of Harvard…
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Three steam wagons carting the 60-inch telescope parts, 1930 June
Three steam wagons with cargo in a field, south of the Boyden Observatory site. The two lead vehicles have four wheels; the last has six wheels, of…
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Residence and Garage with snow, 1931 September 01
Hand-written label: "BOYDEN STATION. - So.Africa. / RESIDENCE & GARAGE (Snow) Sep. 1, 1931". n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and…
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Residence and Garage, Boyden Observatory
Undated, but almost certainly c.1930. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm,…
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Residence, Boyden Observatory
Undated, but almost certainly c.1930. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 8.2 cm, width 10.2 cm,…
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Modder River, 1931
In the foreground, a portion of the old kraal is visible. Hand-written label: "BOYDEN STATION. - So.AFRICA / MODDER RIVER 1931". n/a.…
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Modder River, seen between two telescope enclosures
Scrubby growth and some building rubble in foreground. Support pillars of the Bruce telescope (left) and 13-inch Boyden Refractor (right) flank the…
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Mount Wilson Solar Observatory: 60-inch telescope
Three labels. Along left edge a printed label: "MOUNT WILSON SOLAR OBSERVATORY / A 24 Sixty-inch Reflecting Telescope from the east". Top…
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Crated telescope mirror and hat
Two unidentified people, partially visible, stand on opposite sides of a large wooden crate, which has its lid open. Inside is a large mirror,…
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Solon Bailey with the 24-inch Bruce Telescope
Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY." Hand written: "No. D 19364 / Professor Bailey observing, with 24" Bruce". n/…
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3-inch Ross Camera, Boyden Observatory, 1931
Hand-written label: "Boyden Station of Harvard Observatory. South Africa / 3[inch] Ross Camera (1931)". LSB04_0004 and PLB35_0025 are…
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16-inch Metcalf Telescope
Printed label: "HARVARD COLLEGE OBSERVATORY.". Hand written: "No. E 9972 16[inch] Metcalf Telescope.". n/a. Extent: 1 lantern…
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24-inch Bruce Telescope, Boyden Observatory, 1931
Hand-written label: "Boyden Station. So. Africa / 24[inch] Bruce tel. / 1931". n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of…
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John S. Paraskevopoulos and another with a mounted three-camera instrument and a small telescope. See also EAP1190_PLB38_02_2138
White dot glued on at bottom-left. PLB16_0015 and LSB04_0007 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 lantern slide. Size and dimensions of original…
