The truss work of the walls of the 60-inch building, assembled outside at Hubert Davies & Co. in Johannesburg. The assembly rests on stacked planks. Several annotations in white can be seen on the components. A lady, dressed in a coat, wearing a hat and gloves, and clutching a purse, is standing in front of the assembly, and posing for the photograph. Several other people are seen in the background. Partially visible on the left is the roof truss assembly of the 60-inch building. Written on back: "Johannesburg / 1931 June 4 / 60(inch) telescope turret". Duplicate of plate PLB36_0002. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 18cm, width 30cm. Condition of original material: Moderate damage (tear, creased, dog-eared, edge damage, water 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_P0571.
Assembly of the 60-inch enclosure at Hubert Davies & Co., Johannesburg
Item details
Creation date:
1891-1994
Content type:
Photograph
Originals information:
The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Reference:
EAP1190/1/6/9/52
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 EAP1190/1/6/9/52:
