Magic Lantern Slide: Church Army Hut, weekdays, Makina, Basrah

Description

This photograph by Alfred Rowden shows the church inside the military compound at Basra, Iraq. The photo was probably intended to be seen alongside slide 45/1960/95/1135. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. He photographed scenes like this to record his experiences.

Accession Loan No.

45/1960/95/1134

Collection Class

Social and industrial history

Common Name

Magic Lantern Slide: Church Army Hut, weekdays, Makina, Basrah

Simple Name

slide

Full Name

Lantern Slide: Church Army Hut, weekdays, Makina, Basrah

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

illegible handwritten title on top edge; handwritten 'Church Army Hut. weekdays Makina -- Basrah. / S.C.P. M.882 M.Q.2' on masking strips