Magic Lantern Slide: A group of over 42s at Baghdad
- Description
- This photographic slide by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows a group of military men posing for the camera. Alfred Rowden is sitting cross-legged at the front right of the image. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. This photograph reflects the frustration they felt at waiting to return home after the end of the war.
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/1052
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: A group of over 42s at Baghdad
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: A group of over 42s at Baghdad
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Material
- glass; paper; photographic emulsion
- Period Classification
- World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Production Area Region
- North
- Production Continent
- Europe
- Production Date
- 1920
- Inscription / Transcription
- handwritten 'A group of over 42s at Baghdad. / All men over 42 were supposed to have been sent home. / A.O. Rowden / S.C.P. M.687 M.Q.2' on masking strips
- Family Group
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Created At
- 2017-05-08 09:13:48
- Updated At
- 2020-01-28 11:44:52
