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
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Street scene with people walking
- 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 301' on top edge; handwritten '301' on masking strip; handwritten 'S.C.P. / Pag.' on bottom edge binding strip
- Family Group
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Created At
- 2017-03-28 17:27:34
- Updated At
- 2020-01-28 11:44:51
