Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden was taken when he was in Mesopotamia. It shows a local man climbing a palm tree, probably to collect dates. The scene was of interest to Rowden as he took two photographs of it. 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.
- 45/1960/95/892
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river
- 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 285' on top edge; handwritten '285' on masking strip; handwritten 'S.C.P. Pag.' on bottom binding strip
