Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river
This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden was taken when he was in Mesopotamia. It shows a local man climbing a palm tree, probably to collect dates. The scene was of interest to Rowden as he took two photographs of it. Rowden was in Mesopotamia during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920. He photographed daily scenes like this to record his experiences.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/892
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Man climbing palm tree by river
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'M 285' on top edge; handwritten '285' on masking strip; handwritten 'S.C.P. Pag.' on bottom binding 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