Archival records from Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive (EAP1190-1)
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Boyden Plate Box 16: People, telescopes and urban scenes
A set of images which may relate to an expedition to observe a solar eclipse. Several images show street scenes in Murraysburg and Cradock, South…
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Boyden Plate Box 18: Boyden Observatory, people and telescopes
A collection of images of telescopes at Boyden Observatory: the 24-inch Bruce Telescope, the 13-inch Boyden Refractor, the 60-inch Rockefeller…
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Boyden Plate Box 19: Boyden Observatory, telescopes (Set 2)
A collection of images of telescopes. Two are of telescopes at Boyden: the 24-inch Bruce and the 13-inch Refractor. The image of the 13-inch…
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Boyden Plate Box 20: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
A collection of images of the 60-inch telescope at Boyden Observatory, and its mounting, under construction. These form part of a series of images…
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Boyden Plate Box 21: People in traditional dress
A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere, and 1 unidentified landscape image. Some of the group photos show…
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Boyden Plate Box 23: Port Elizabeth scenery
A collection of scenic images of rural landscapes. A faded pencilled note on the plate box reads "PE Garden Route", suggesting that these…
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Boyden Plate Box 25: Solar eclipse, 1940 October 01
Two photographs of the Sun during a total eclipse. Faded pencilled notes on the plate box presumably secures the date and the location: "Sun (…
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Boyden Plate Box 27: Comet Peltier, zodiacal light, and reproductions
Two images of astronomical objects are presented in this set of images: Comet Peltier, imaged in 1936, and the zodiacal light, imaged in 1932. The…
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Boyden Plate Box 32: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch dome construction
A collection of images, from June 1931 to June 1932, showing progress on the construction of the turret for the 60-inch telescope at Boyden…
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Boyden Plate Box 33: Boyden Observatory, aerial views
Two early (pre-1940) aerial views of Boyden Observatory, showing the telescope enclosures and other structures on the site. n/a. Extent: 2 glass…
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Boyden Plate Box 34: People (groups and individuals)
A collection of group photos of people, at Boyden Observatory and elsewhere. John Stefanos Paraskevopoulos (Director of the Observatory, 1927-1951…
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Boyden Plate Box 35: Boyden Observatory, telescopes (Set 1)
A collection of images of several of the original telescopes at Boyden Observatory, providing a valuable record of the early equipment. Of…
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Boyden Plate Box 36: Boyden Observatory (60-inch dome construction) and Boyden scenes
A valuable series of images documenting progress, from June 1931 to June 1932, on the construction of the 60-inch telescope enclosure. A few images…
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Boyden Plate Box 38: Solar eclipse
Two images taking during a solar eclipse. Both images are undated, but this may be the 01 Oct 1940 event, documented elsewhere. n/a. Extent: 2…
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Boyden Plate Box 39: Boyden Observatory, 60-inch telescope
A valuable series of images documenting progress, during May 1932, on the assembly of the 60-inch telescope and mounting. Of particular interest is…
