Summary
Note: This object includes a derogatory human depiction and white superiority messaging. Such depictions are not condoned by Museums Victoria which considers them to be racist. Historical distance and context do not excuse or erase this fact.
Lantern slide depicting David Livingstone showing a group of First Nations peoples his watch. 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.
Description of Content
Image of a man dressed in white standing on the bank of a river with some First Nations people, others in a canoe on river in background.
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
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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: 18
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Classification
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Type of item
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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
