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Slides Collection (#4)

Background imageSlides Collection: French Flag

French Flag
Coloured lantern slide of the French tricolour flag, which has been used since 1853. Slide number 17 of Box 195 entitled Curtains & Flags Date: circa 1911

Background imageSlides Collection: China - Gate of British Legation, Peking

China - Gate of British Legation, Peking
Lantern slide of Gate of British Legation, Peking (Beijing). In diplomacy, a legation was a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy

Background imageSlides Collection: Marching Song of the Daily Sketch - Childrens Road Safety Le

Marching Song of the Daily Sketch - Childrens Road Safety Le
Hand coloured. Illustration of a scroll with a poem about road safety inside, bordered by a boy and girl holding up flags with treble and bass clefs on them

Background imageSlides Collection: Norway - Mr. Hans Dahls Norske villa

Norway - Mr. Hans Dahls Norske villa
Lantern slide of Mr Hans Dahls Norske Villa. Depicts a timber house surrounded by trees and a boathouse with a jetty. Doors of boathouse have painting of man and woman holding hands

Background imageSlides Collection: Rome, Italy - Lucius Verus Vatican

Rome, Italy - Lucius Verus Vatican
Black and white. Marble statue of Lucius Verus (co-emperor with Marcus Aurelius) in Roman military uniform. The image has a border of black paint.. Part of Box 196, Rome, Boswell collection

Background imageSlides Collection: Rome, Italy - Capuchin Monks Campo Santo

Rome, Italy - Capuchin Monks Campo Santo
Black and white. A crypt in which the walls are completely covered in human skulls. In addition there are three skeletons dressed in monks clothes attached to the wall in a standing position

Background imageSlides Collection: Sydney, Australia - General Post Office

Sydney, Australia - General Post Office
Slide showing a photograph of the General Post Office in Sydney. It is located at the western end of Martin Place. Designed by colonial architect James Barnet

Background imageSlides Collection: Visit to Madeira - A Business Street in Funchal

Visit to Madeira - A Business Street in Funchal
Black and white lantern slide of a business street in Funchal - Visit to Madeira. Part of Box 125 - Madeira. Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: South Africa - Fourteen Streams Railway Bridge over Vaal Riv

South Africa - Fourteen Streams Railway Bridge over Vaal Riv
Lantern slide of The Fourteen Streams Railway Bridge over the Vaal River. Part of Box 287 South Africa Diamond Mines, part of Boswell Collection, slide no. 56. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Italy - An Italian Flower Girl

Italy - An Italian Flower Girl
Coloured lantern slide of young Italian women wearing red/ orange dress with a basket of flowers (roses). She is clasping a rose to her chest.. Part of Box 214, Italy Coloured, Boswell Collection

Background imageSlides Collection: Japan - A Kuge or Court Noble

Japan - A Kuge or Court Noble
Lantern slide of a KugÚá»r Court Noble.. Part of Box 158 Japan, part of Boswell Collection, slide no. 45 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: South Coast of England - Fir Tree Avenue

South Coast of England - Fir Tree Avenue
Victorian Glass Lantern slide from a series on the South Coast of England - Fir Tree Avenue. Part of box 218 Boswell Collection; listed, Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Favourite Sayings - You can t catch the wind in a net

Favourite Sayings - You can t catch the wind in a net
Black and white lantern slide of a man standing on a bank holding a rod with a net painted in at the end. Painted background of countryside.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection

Background imageSlides Collection: China - Topmost temple, Summer Palace

China - Topmost temple, Summer Palace
Lantern slide of Topmost temple, Summer Palace. The Summer Palace (literally Gardens of Nurtured Harmony ) is a palace in Beijing, China

Background imageSlides Collection: Sydney, Australia - Grand Stand, Randwick Race Course

Sydney, Australia - Grand Stand, Randwick Race Course
Slide showing a photograph of Royal Randwick Racecourse, a racecourse for horse-racing in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney.. Boswell Collection. Slide number 34

Background imageSlides Collection: Visit to Madeira - Funchal Beach and Signal Tower

Visit to Madeira - Funchal Beach and Signal Tower
Black and white lantern slide of the Funchal Beach with several pairs of ox harnessed to wooden work equipment and the Funchal signal tower in the background - Visit to Madeira

Background imageSlides Collection: Old cottages

Old cottages - Black and white lantern slide. Row of small houses.. Part of Box 399. Boswell collection. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSlides Collection: Gossip about Fairies 38

Gossip about Fairies 38
Scylla, a beautiful water nymph, is beloved by Glaucus, but a jealous rival, Circe, will turn her into a monster with six heads, each with three rows of teeth

Background imageSlides Collection: Gossip about Fairies 36

Gossip about Fairies 36
Children should be warned not to accept rides from strange magic horses - these unhappy kids are riding, alas, to a home neath the waves whence they are unlikely to return

Background imageSlides Collection: Gossip about Fairies 35

Gossip about Fairies 35
Water nymphs are the companions of Neptune (Poseidon) and frolic around him as he rides his chariot through the waves

Background imageSlides Collection: Gossip about Fairies 31

Gossip about Fairies 31
Idle Inny and the Dwarf - an Irish variant on the German tale of Rumpelstiltskin

Background imageSlides Collection: Gossip about Fairies 30

Gossip about Fairies 30
Many dwarfs work underground, often in the mining industry, notably in the Harz mountains of Germany : but they generally come up at nights. as in the story of Snow-White

Background imageSlides Collection: Gossip about Fairies 8

Gossip about Fairies 8
Fairy dance - three very conventional fairies perform a simple pas de trois with the moon as spotlight

Background imageSlides Collection: Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips on a card

Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips on a card
Valerie Cumfy Tip hair grips (bob pins) on a card. circa 1950s

Background imageSlides Collection: Kirbigrip card with hair grips

Kirbigrip card with hair grips for bobbed and shingled hair. circa 1920s

Background imageSlides Collection: Dick Whittington. Bookmark advertising The Kings Theatre

Dick Whittington. Bookmark advertising The Kings Theatre
Dick Whittington. A souvenir bookmark advertising the pantomime at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith. The clown, who slides up and down, was part of the old pantomime tradition

Background imageSlides Collection: Officers of the Royal Engineers in a communication trench

Officers of the Royal Engineers in a communication trench on the Somme, 1 July 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 50 lantern slides associated with the Navy, World War One, 1914 (c)

Background imageSlides Collection: Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916

Tending a grave near Mametz Wood, August 1916. Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1916-1917. Lee Enfield rifles (SMLEs) stacked

Background imageSlides Collection: WW1 - Lantern Slide

WW1 - Lantern Slide
Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1917. One of 29 boxes of lantern slides. Associated World War One, Western Front (1914-1918). Date: 1917

Background imageSlides Collection: Infantry and supporting tanks advancing along the Argenta ro

Infantry and supporting tanks advancing along the Argenta ro
Lantern slide showing infantry and supporting tanks advancing along the Argenta road, Italy, April 1945. From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were

Background imageSlides Collection: Allied troops being welcomed as they pass through Tunis

Allied troops being welcomed as they pass through Tunis
Lantern slide showing allied troops being welcomed as they pass through the town of Tunis, May 1943.From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were given

Background imageSlides Collection: ?Welcome Coffee?, a coffee break, November 1916

?Welcome Coffee?, a coffee break, November 1916.Lantern slide from a box of 80 lantern slides associated with the Western Front, 1916 (c).Canadian soldiers, several of whom are wearing trench waders

Background imageSlides Collection: Compo ration dump and men carrying more supplies

Compo ration dump and men carrying more supplies
Lantern slide showing a compo ration dump and men carrying more supplies to it, March 1943.From a collection of British official war photographs relating to the 78th Division that were given to

Background imageSlides Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Young Elephants

Animals at a French Zoo - Young Elephants - Two Small elephants with keeper.. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Slides about zoo and other animals. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSlides Collection: Animals at a French Zoo - Elephants

Animals at a French Zoo - Elephants - Group of Large Elephants. Part of Box 209 Boswell collection - Old and New French Zoo. Slides from the zoo. Date: circa 1900

Background imageSlides Collection: Trade catalogue of hair accessories 1911

Trade catalogue of hair accessories 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a selection of hair combs and slides for womens hair. Date: 1911

Background imageSlides Collection: Children on a slide in a park

Children on a slide in a park. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageSlides Collection: Advert for Chas. Packer & Co, neck-slides 1912

Advert for Chas. Packer & Co, neck-slides 1912
Dainty designs in pearls and diamonds set in platinum for neck-slides. 1912

Background imageSlides Collection: Box, Primus notice lantern plates

Box, Primus notice lantern plates
Cardboard box originally containing twelve Primus notice lantern plates, glass plates prepared on one side so that notices can be written on them in ink, and displayed to an audience

Background imageSlides Collection: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Matabeleland Store

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Matabeleland Store
Black and white lantern Slide of Matabeleland Store - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Background imageSlides Collection: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Friendlies in Matoppos

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Friendlies in Matoppos
Black and white lantern Slide of Friendlies in Matoppos - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 29. Friendlies in Matoppos Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Travelling in Mashonaland

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Travelling in Mashonaland
Black and white lantern Slide of Travelling in Mashonaland - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Background imageSlides Collection: Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Road cutting through bush

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Road cutting through bush
Black and white lantern Slide of Road cutting through bush - British South Africa. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection

Background imageSlides Collection: Canary Islands - Grand canary, Cave Dwellings, Atalaya

Canary Islands - Grand canary, Cave Dwellings, Atalaya
Lantern slide of Grand canary, Cave Dwellings, Atalaya.. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no.22 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Canary Islands - Icod, the peak of Tenerife

Canary Islands - Icod, the peak of Tenerife
Lantern slide of Icod, the peak of Tenerife.. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no.15 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Canary Islands - Grand Canary, Village of Tirajana San Barth

Canary Islands - Grand Canary, Village of Tirajana San Barth
Lantern slide of Grand Canary, Villahe of Tirajana San Bartholomew. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no.21 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Canary Islands - Garnd Canary, AncientCity of Guia

Canary Islands - Garnd Canary, AncientCity of Guia
Lantern slide of Garnd Canary, AncientCity of Guia. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no. 23 Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSlides Collection: Canary Islands - Grand Canary, Ancient City of Galdar

Canary Islands - Grand Canary, Ancient City of Galdar
Lantern slide of Grand Canary, Ancient City of Galdar. Part of Box 126, Canary and Madeira, slide no.24 Date: circa 1890s



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