Magic Lantern Slide: City viewed from river
This photograph by Alfred Rowden shows a city viewed from the river. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. He photographed scenes like this to record his experiences.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/1144
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: City viewed from river
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'M 998' on top edge; handwritten '998' on masking strip
- Period Classification
- World War I (1914-1918); Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Date
- 1920
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden