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Lantern Slide3000/69

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 a distressed elderly woman in a shawl with a little boy and girl looking out a red-curtained window at a man in a coat and top hat walking away through greenery under a blue sky. The fifth slide in a series of nine. Paper label on one corner with a large red number "5".

Culture
English ?
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lantern Slide3000/68

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 with an elderly woman in a shawl, a man in a long brown coat, and a boy facing away from each other and kneeling in prayer. A potted plant sits in the red-curtained window and a round table with long white table cloth holds a tea pot, cup and saucer. The fourth slide in a series of nine. Label: "Hughes, Optician / 151 Hoxton St. London, N" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "4".

Culture
English
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lantern Slide3000/67

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 elderly woman in shawl and apron standing with a small boy in blue and brown beside a round table with a tea cup. The room contains two chairs and a wooden door, as well as a red-curtained window. The second slide in a series of nine. Paper label on one corner with a large red number "2".

Culture
English ?
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom ? or England ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lantern Slide3000/66

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 elderly woman in shawl and apron sitting in a high-backed chair next to a fireplace, a round table beside her with a book open on top. Rows of plates are attached to the wall behind her. First slide of a series of nine. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London" and a paper label in one corner with a large green number "1".

Culture
English
Material
glass, paint and paper
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lantern Slide3000/65

Square lantern slide 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. The printed and coloured circular image shows a scene of a woman hanging white laundry with a basket beside her. There's a shotgun hole blown through one piece of laundry, so with a stick she is chasing away a man in purple holding a shotgun, top hat falling from his head. The background scene is a grassy river shore. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London".

Culture
English
Material
glass, paper and ink
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Lantern Slide3000/64

Square lantern slide 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. The printed and coloured circular image shows a comical scene of a man fishing on the grassy bank of a curving river, tall fishing pole in hand and woven basket at his hip. A donkey is emerging from the water, caught on his line. Label: "W.C. Hughes / Optician / 151 Hoxton St. N. London"

Culture
English
Material
glass, paper and ink
Made in
United Kingdom and London, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masquerade Costume Coat2956/203 b

Heavy wool hooded coat that is part of a costume together with pants (2956/203 c), a mask (2956/203 a), and six bells (2956/203 d-i). The body of the jacket is pink and dark blue patterned wool, embellished with rows of fringes in yellow, red and green. The hood has a long tail and is covered with fringes of yellow, red and green. The coat opens at the front and closes with three plastic buttons.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Podence, Braganca, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masquerade Costume Shirt2956/201 b

White dress shirt.” The shirt is part of a costume that also includes a dark grey skirt (2956/201 c), a white apron (2956/201 d), a mask (2956/201 a), and two bells (2956/201 e-f).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and plastic
Made in
Mira, Coimbra, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masquerade Costume Coat2956/202 b

Heavy wool hooded coat that is part of a costume together with a pair of pants (2956/203 c), and mask (2956/202 a), and five bells (2956/202 d-h). The body of the jacket is dark red and white patterned wool, with one row of fringe in red along the coat bottom edge. The hood and upper half of jacket are covered with yellow, red and green fringes. The coat opens at the front and closes with four plastic buttons.

Culture
Portuguese
Material
wool fibre, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Podence, Braganca, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Masquerade Costume Apron2956/201 d

A white apron with two front pockets. The apron is part of a costume that also includes a white shirt (2056/201 b), a dark grey skirt (2956/201 c), a mask (2956/201 a), and two bells (2956/201 e-f).

Culture
Portuguese
Material
cotton fibre, synthetic fibre and plastic
Made in
Mira, Coimbra, Portugal
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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