Summary
Lantern slide showing soldiers fighting on the battlefield. A horse is pictured to the left of image. Slide 10 from a set of 12 lantern slides depicting the story titled 'Heroes and fanatics in the Soudan: the story of the British occupation in Egypt 1882-1898'.
This lantern slide is part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera, acquired by the Australian and Victorian Governments in 1975. David Francis was the curator of the National Film and Sound Archive of the British Film Institute as well as being a co-founder of the Museum of the Moving Image in London, which was operational between 1988 and 1999.
Description of Content
Coloured drawing depicting soldiers fighting amidst smoke and dust. On the foreground, a man in red jacket, white straps, dark trousers and pith helmet, and wearing a sword, holds a holds from which a soldier has just fallen. He clasps another soldier wearing dark clothing. Two other pith helmeted solkdiers can be seen in the background, facing a more distant group in khaki.
Physical Description
Lantern slide featuring a colour image printed on glass with black paper edging. A second piece of glass is attached to protect the printed image.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI), Mr David Francis, by Nov 1990
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Date Made
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Colour
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Inscriptions
Handwritten in black ink on white paper adhered to slide: '10'
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Children's Play, Horses, Lantern Slides, Military History, Optical Amusements, Soldiers, Wars & Conflicts, Weapons
