Lantern Slide Item Number: 3000/87 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

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 black and white photo shows one side of the exterior of the British parliament buildings. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "England. The Parliament at London", "Ferrier Pere Fils & Soulier /...Paris / stereoscopic and lantern slides".

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.