Lantern Slide Item Number: 3000/78 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 brown and shows an historic city street scene. Three and four-storey buildings line both sides of the street, with men in suits standing in front of them. One man is in military uniform and holds a sheathed sword. White smoke puffs from an upper floor.

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.