Magic Lantern Slide: Man standing by wall
This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows a local man posing in front of a wall to have his photo taken. Rowden was interested in different styles of dress and took many photos to document local people whilst he was in Mesopotamia. He was in the area during the First World War and was not sent home until 1919 or 1920.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 45/1960/95/924
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Man standing by wall
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'M 359'[faded] on top edge; handwritten '359' on masking strip; handwritten 'S.C.P. M.Q' 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
