Lantern Slide Item Number: 3000/77 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Square photographic lantern slide made of two pieces of glass, one with the photo printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. The photo is in shades of light brown and shows the exterior of a large ornate department store with a dome and awnings over the street level windows. Buggies pulled by horses are parked on the curb outside.

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.