Lantern Slide Item Number: 3000/73 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 interior scene in which a man, an elderly woman in a bonnet and shawl, and two children kneel in prayer beside a pile of potatoes on the floor. The ninth slide in a series of nine. Stamped in the wood: "W.C. Hughes" and there is a paper label in one corner with a large green number "9".
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.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom and London, England
- Owned by Thomas Crosby before 1914
- Owned by Jane Howard and Thomas Taylor Crosby before April 17, 2013
- Received from Jane Howard (Donor) and Thomas Taylor Crosby (Donor) on April 17, 2013
What
Who
- Culture
- English
- Previous Owner
- Thomas Crosby, Jane Howard and Thomas Taylor Crosby
- Received from
- Jane Howard (Donor) and Thomas Taylor Crosby (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and London, England
When
- Ownership Date
- before 1914 and before April 17, 2013
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 2013
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3000/0073