Magic Lantern Slide: Orange-Tip Butterfly
Alfred Rowden was a keen amateur photographer and natural historian in Exeter. He often gave talks at local field clubs, illustrated with magic lantern slides that he created or purchased from commercial manufacturers. The label on this slide shows he submitted it to a photography competition.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/235
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Orange-Tip Butterfly
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- Handwritten 'Z.370 Orange Tip' on top edge; Handwritten 'Orange-Tip Butterfly' on masking strip at top; 'A.O. Rowden' on masking strip at right; 'P.R.L. Z.370 M.Q.' on masking strip at bottom. Also 'Section II 34 254 / AO Rowden / Exeter Camera Club' on label attached to masking strips
- Period Classification
- Inter War (1918-1939)
- Production Country
- United Kingdom
- Production Person Initials
- A.O.
- Production Person Surname
- Rowden
- Production Year Low
- 1924
- Production Year High
- 1941
