Magic Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)
- Description
- This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows a local type of raft called a ‘kelek’, and the title of the slide suggests it is near the city of Mosul, Iraq. 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.
- 45/1960/95/959
- Simple Name
- slide
- Full Name
- Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Kelek (Mosul Raft)
- 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 457' on top edge; handwritten 'S.C.P. 457' on masking strip
- Family Group
- Dimensions
- whole width 83 mm; whole H 83 mm; whole TH 2.5 mm
- Created At
- 2017-05-08 09:13:47
- Updated At
- 2020-01-28 11:44:51
