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
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: British soldier next to horse-powered irrigation mechanism
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: British soldier next to horse-powered irrigation mechanism
- 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 'M 157' on top edge; handwritten '157' on masking strip; printed '87' on label
- Family Group
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Created At
- 2017-03-06 11:49:40
- Updated At
- 2020-01-28 11:44:50
