Magic Lantern Slide: Local women with water pots
- Description
- This photographic slide by Alfred Oliver Rowden was taken whilst he was in Mesopotamia during the First World War. It shows two local women transporting water in vessels. These vessels had handles so they could be held whilst balancing them behind their heads. 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.
- 45/1960/95/869
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Local women with water pots
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Local women with water pots
- 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 188 188' on top edge; handwritten 'Arab women with water pots[faded, illegible] / A.O. Rowden Class C. Set 2 / Scenes in Mespot. 188' on masking strips; printed '50' and '82' on labels
- 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
