Magic Lantern Slide: Lesson in Washing

The image in this slide is a photograph of a book illustration which features a group of girls doing laundry in a wash-house, probably in an orphanage or children’s home. The slide is part of a collection containing Christian messages and images which was donated to the museum in 1981.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
106/1981/2/5
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: Lesson in Washing
Simple Name
slide
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)

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Lantern Slide: Lesson in Washing