Lantern slide



Accession Number
EC1566
Current Location
In storage
Object Type
Photographic media, Lantern slide
Period
Modern
Twentieth century CE/AD
1910s
Material
Glass
Provenance
Egypt, Philae
Number of Elements
1

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Description

Lantern slide. Showing the Island of Philae. This photograph was taken by Sgt. Johnson of the 436 Welsh Field Company c. 1917. It formed part of a lecture which he gave. The notes from his lecture read 'Another view of the granite rocks and here the great Assoun Dam can be seen in the distance. The ancient granite quarries lie in the eastern desert between Assouan and Shallel. In the quarry there lies a huge unfinished Obelisk....' This view is similar to EC1787.

Last modified: 09 May 2020

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