Magic Lantern Slide: Man and woman sitting by raft carrying stone blocks
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows a local man and woman sitting on a river bank, next to a small boat which is carrying large stone blocks. 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.
- 45/1960/95/932
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Man and woman sitting by raft carrying stone blocks
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Man and woman sitting by raft carrying stone blocks
- 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 380' on top edge; handwritten 'S.C.P. 380' on masking strip