Magic Lantern Slide: Local man carrying tree trunks in street
- Description
- This slide by Alfred Oliver Rowden, probably taken in Baghdad, shows a local man carrying tree trunks through the street. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. He photographed daily scenes like this to record his experiences.
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/853
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Local man carrying tree trunks in street
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Local man carrying tree trunks in street
- 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 'M 123' on top edge; handwritten '123' on masking strip; handwritten 'S.C.P. Pag.' on bottom binding strip