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Lantern Slide

MOA: University of British Columbia

3000/79

Square photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The photo is in shades of light brown and shows a man in a suit and coat standing beside a line of elevated rectangular boxes, scrub brush in the foreground. Behind is a tall wooden fence. To the far side, in the distance, is a tall hay stack.

  • 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 American
  • Material glass, paper, ink
  • Measurements height 8.3 cm, width 8.3 cm, depth 0.4 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Received from Jane Howard, Thomas Taylor Crosby
  • Made in USA
  • Ownership Date before 1914, before April 17, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on April 17, 2013
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3000/0079

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