Magic Lantern Slide: Orchid

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.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
45/1960/95/6
Collection Class
Social and industrial history
Material
glasspaperphotographic emulsion
Common Name
Magic Lantern Slide: Orchid
Simple Name
slide
Inscription Transcription
Label 'ORCHID' on top edge; Handwritten 'R Morgan Exeter' on bottom binding strip; Handwritten 'Kew Garden Flower Series' and 'Cc COPYRIGHT'; label '37' [or '39'?]
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Town
London
Production Country
United Kingdom
Production Person Surname
W. Watson & Sons Ltd
Production Year High
1898

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Lantern Slide: Orchid