Magic Lantern Slide: Local men raising sail of river boat
This photograph by Alfred Oliver Rowden shows three men raising the sails of their river boat. 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.
- 45/1960/95/978
- Collection Class
- Social and industrial history
- Material
- glasspaperphotographic emulsion
- Common Name
- Magic Lantern Slide: Local men raising sail of river boat
- Simple Name
- slide
- Inscription Transcription
- handwritten 'M 495' on top edge; handwritten '495' on masking strip; printed '73' on label
- 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