Magic Lantern Slide: The Tower, Blackpool, 1935
This slide by William Weaver Baker shows Blackpool Tower in 1935. Blackpool tower was built to imitate the Eiffel Tower, created with steel girders. This is one of a series of photographs Weaver Baker took while on holiday in Blackpool.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 313/1977/402
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: The Tower, Blackpool, 1935
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'BLACKPOOL' on top edge; handwritten 'The Tower. Blackpool 1935.' on mount
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Date
- 1935
- Production Person Initials
- W. Weaver
- Production Person Surname
- Baker
