Construction of the 60-inch building, viewed most likely from the north. The walls and roof trusses of the turret are in place. The cradle of the telescope tube is being moved into the turret. A man stands on top of the cradle. Inside the turret the upper section of the telescope tube, partially encased in planks of wood, can be seen. In the foreground is a large packing crate and a three-legged crane. Several people are shown. PLB32_0005, PLB36_0007 and PLB36_0012 are related. PLB36_0012 and PB13_0008 are derivatives. n/a. Extent: 1 photograph. Size and dimensions of original material: Height 21cm, width 31cm. Condition of original material: Negligible damage (blemished). Author(s)/Creator(s): English. Scribe(s): Latin. Publisher(s): Left-to-Right. Editor(s): Unrestricted. Volume number: N/a. Original institution reference: PB13_P0527.
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:
EAP1190/1/6/9/8
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 EAP1190/1/6/9/8:
