Lantern Slide Item Number: 3000/67 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Square lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the image painted on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The colour, circular image shows an elderly woman in shawl and apron standing with a small boy in blue and brown beside a round table with a tea cup. The room contains two chairs and a wooden door, as well as a red-curtained window. The second slide in a series of nine. Paper label on one corner with a large red number "2".

Narrative

From the collection of the missionary Thomas Crosby, who worked in various places on the Northwest Coast of B.C. from 1863 to 1907.