Magic Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows the historic site of Babylon, featuring the Ishtar Gate. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. He visited several archaeological and historical sites and photographed them to record his experiences.
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/1015
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: The Ishtar Gate (1), Babylon
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Period Classification
- World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Date
- 1920
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Area Region
- North
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Family Group
- Material
- glass; paper; photographic emulsion
- Inscription / Transcription
- handwritten 'V 598 Ishtar Gate' on top edge; handwritten 'The Ishtar Gate (1) Babylon. / A.O. Rowden / S.C.P. 598' on masking strips
