Item MM 117623 Lantern Slide - Discovery II Berthed at Dunedin, Ellsworth Relief Expedition, New Zealand, Dec 1935

Summary

Lantern slide of the expedition ship Discovery II berthed at Dunedin, New Zealand.

One of 328 images in various formats including artworks, photographs, glass negatives and lantern slides.

Description of Content

Discovery II berthed at Dunedin, New Zealand. The RAAF Gipsy Moth seaplane A7-55 is housed on top of the ship's hospital. In the background are port warehouses. Photograph taken during the Ellsworth Relief Expedition, 1935-1936.

Physical Description

Standard format lantern slide, consisting of two glass sheets each 3.25 x 3.25 ins (83 x 83mm), one pane bearing a positive transparent image and the other pane protecting the image. Sealed with paper binding strips around the four edges of the lantern slide and internally framed with a black cut-out window mask.