Lantern Slide
MOA: University of British Columbia
3000/75
Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The circular photo is painted and shows a white horse with a red cart tied in front of a wooden barn. Trees and shrubs line the road on either side.
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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, ink, paper
- Measurements height 8.5 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 0.4 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 fair
- Accession Number 3000/0075