Magic Lantern Slide: Two men wearing local dress
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows two men wearing local dress. One of the men is sitting on a pile of brushwood, with the other standing to his right. The photograph was taken by Rowden in Mesopotamia, where he served during the First World War until he was sent home in 1919 or 1920. He photographed daily scenes like this to record his experiences.
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/889
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Two men wearing local dress
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Two men wearing local dress
- 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 266' on top edge; handwritten 'S.C.P. 266 H.Q.' on masking strip
