Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund.

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art.

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 a pottery and glass goods display, with a tiered table at front holding plates and ceramic vases. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...Swedish ...[?]"

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 the interior of the US Chemical Department, main building, a room full of showcases and displays, and a variegated tin ceiling. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...U.S. Chemical Department- Main Buil’g..."

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 a large bouquet of flowers at centre, with two ceramic figures of bald men with long white beards to either side, a ceramic bowl with intricate designs at front, and a model of a pagoda-type structure in the background. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...Artificial Flowers, Chinese Sect’n..."

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 is of a group of dolls in elaborate clothing, standing in tiers, arranged on a display case. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Centennial Photographic Co. / Philadelphia / International Exhibition. / Registered 1878...Portuguese papier mache figures..."

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 a three-quarter view of the north portico and earthen driveway of the 'White House' in Washington D.C. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "Excelsior Lantern Slides / Woodbury’s patent / American photo relief printing co. Philadelphia", "Washington and vicinity...The president’s mansion."

Photographic lantern slide with a black and white illustration of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. The slide is made of two pieces of glass, one with the image printed on it, the other clear, held together by a ‘frame’ of black paper tape. A dark blue and gold border surrounds the image. Inscriptions read: "The Woodbury Lantern Slide / American photo-relief printing co., Philadelphia", "Washington and vicinity...U.S. Capitol, Full View."

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 a large white ferry boat near a wooden dock. Dark smoke pours from the boat’s stacks. Inscription reads: "Oakland ferry boat going out from San Francisco".

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 a man in a suit and coat standing beside a line of elevated rectangular boxes, scrub brush in the foreground. Behind is a tall wooden fence. To the far side, in the distance, is a tall hay stack.