Summary

Note: This object includes a derogatory human depiction, slavery 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 ivory laid out on the ground with people sitting and standing around them. 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 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 group of people standing at the back of a large amount of ivory elephant tusks.

Physical Description

Standard format colour Lantern Slide edged with black tape with number in top left corner.

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