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Title
Date(s)
- [1915-1918]; [195-] (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
23 photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Horace Draper was born in 1925 in Ottawa. He served with the Canadian Navy during the Second World War, then worked as a draughtsman and photographer with the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory for over 25 years. He died in 2005.
Repository
Archival history
The photographs in this collection were received from Horace Draper in 1992. Some of the photographs are from glass plate negatives discovered at the Observatory in 1978, while others were taken by Horace Draper in the 1950s.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection consists of photographs from 1915 to 1918 showing teamsters hauling the telescope to the Observatory, and the construction of the Observatory. Includes aerial views of the Observatory, and exterior views taken in the 1950s.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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Conditions governing access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Accession number: 1993-001, 1993-002
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Place access points
Name access points
- Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (Subject)