Magic Lantern Slide: On the way to Watersmeet, Lynmouth

This magic lantern slide shows a view of the path to Watersmeet, Lynmouth, Devon.

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.
313/1977/62
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Collection Area Region
Northern Europe
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: On the way to Watersmeet, Lynmouth
Simple Name
slide
Inscription Transcription
handwritten 'On the way to Watersmeet -- Lynmouth' on mount
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 Watersmeet, Lynmouth