Magic Lantern Slide: On the way to Lynton

This magic lantern slide shows a train about to depart to Lynton.

William Weaver Baker was a keen local amateur photographer and his collection of lantern slides offer a rare glimpse of Exeter and the surrounding area in the early twentieth century.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
313/1977/38
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: On the way to Lynton
Simple Name
slide
Inscription Transcription
handwritten 'On the way to LYNTON.' on mount
Period Classification
Edwardian (1901-1914); World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
Production Country
United Kingdom
Production Person Initials
W. Weaver
Production Person Surname
Baker
Production Year Low
1908
Production Year High
1937

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Lantern Slide: On the way to Lynton