Construction site of the 60-inch building, seen from the west. The wall trusses are in place. A "RANSOME" machine is visible in the centre of the image. Near the right edge are several containers labelled "ATLANTIC PARAFFIN OIL" and "SHELL". Near the left edge of the frame, several trusses of the roof can be seen. No people are visible in the image, although the shadow of the photographer and/or camera may be visible at the bottom edge. Written on back: "Harvard Kopje / Nov. 21, 1931 / 60(inch) Turret". PB13_0024 and plate PLB36_0014 are duplicates. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 18cm, width 29cm. Condition of original material: Marked damage (curled, creased, edge damage, fish moth damage). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PB13_P0543.
Construction of the 60-inch Rockefeller building
Item details
Creation date:
1891-1994
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Reference:
EAP1190/1/6/9/24
Level:
Item
Extent:
1
Digitisation date:
2019
Legal:
This item is part of
- Project EAP1190:
- Collection EAP1190/1:
- Collection EAP1190/1/6:
- File EAP1190/1/6/9:
- Item EAP1190/1/6/9/24:
