Magic Lantern Slide: Two men wearing local dress
This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows two men wearing local dress. One of the men is sitting on a pile of brushwood, with the other standing to his right. The photograph was taken by Rowden in Mesopotamia, where he served during the First World War until he was sent home in 1919 or 1920. He photographed daily scenes like this to record his experiences.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/889
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Two men wearing local dress
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'M 266' on top edge; handwritten 'S.C.P. 266 H.Q.' 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
