Lantern Slide

MOA: University of British Columbia

3000/56

Lantern slide of a printed and vividly coloured image of a blacksmith in green, red, white and blue clothing, hammering a horseshoe on an anvil in front of a red fireplace with a wood fire. The background is black. (No frame.)

  • Narrative

    From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.


  • Type of Item slide
  • Culture English
  • Material glass, paint, paper, lacquer
  • Measurements height 7.5 cm, width 14.7 cm, depth 0.3 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby

  • Made in United Kingdom, England

  • Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3000/0056