Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows a street scene in Mesopotamia, possibly Baghdad. The image shows local people wearing a variety of styles of clothing, which Rowden seems to have been particularly interested in. 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.
- 45/1960/95/905
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking
- 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 301' on top edge; handwritten '301' on masking strip; handwritten 'S.C.P. / Pag.' on bottom edge binding strip
