Magic Lantern Slide: Two men tending two sitting camels
- Description
- This slide by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows two camels sitting down, being tended to by two men. The photograph was taken in Mesopotamia but Rowden did not record the exact location. He was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920, and photographed daily scenes like this to record his experiences.
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/862
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Two men tending two sitting camels
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Two men tending two sitting camels
- 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 177'[faded] on top edge; handwritten '177' on masking strip
