Summary
Lantern slide depicting a young David Livingstone buying a book. It is part of an incomplete set of 40 slides, two are missing, illustrating highlights from Livingstone's life and travels. These slides were manufactured by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company for The London Missionary Society, circa 1900.
Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873) spent thirty years in Africa as a missionary and explorer. He was the first European to cross Africa and to find Victoria Falls.
Livingstone was taught to read and write by his father and had attended the village school before beginning work in the cotton mill at age ten. The mill owners also provided schooling in the evenings for their young workers, and it was here David began to learn Latin. He also developed a love of natural history and in what spare time he had would roam the Scottish countryside.
Description of Content
Image of two men and a boy. One man is looking at something through a magnifying glass. The other man is standing in the doorway of a shop with his left hand extended towards the young boy.
Physical Description
Standard format colour Lantern Slide edged with black tape with number in top left corner.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI), Mr David Francis, by Nov 1990
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Manufacturer
The London Stereoscopic Company, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1900
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Manufactured For
London Missionary Society, London, England, Great Britain, circa 1900
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Person Depicted
Reverend Dr David Livingstone, Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Great Britain, circa 1820s
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Colour
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Inscriptions
In white circle in top left corner of slide: 3
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Lantern Slides, Missionaries, Exploration, African Exploration, Christian Endeavour, Colonialism, Racism, Slavery
