Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier next to horse-powered irrigation mechanism
- Description
- This slide by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows a horse-powered irrigation system in use in Iraq in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The angle the horse is walking at shows the power required to make the system work. 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.
- 45/1960/95/858
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier next to horse-powered irrigation mechanism
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: British soldier next to horse-powered irrigation mechanism
- 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 157' on top edge; handwritten '157' on masking strip; printed '87' on label
