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Lamont-Hussey Observatory under construction.
Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 05 Penning: The Lamont-Hussey Observatory 1927- 1974.

Early photograph of Lamont-Hussey.

Opening of the Lamont-Hussey Observatory on 28 April 1928 by the Mayor of Bloemfontein.
Source: A.S.S.A. Symposium 2002: Paper 05 Penning: The Lamont-Hussey Observatory 1927- 1974.

Courtesy Africana Museum. Source: Moore.

The little boy in the photo is Derck Smits currently Professor of Astronomy at Unisa.
Source: A.S.S.A. Archives: Peter Smits Collection

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