Item MM 117651 Lantern Slide - Portrait of Lincoln Ellsworth, Ellsworth Relief Expedition, Antarctica, 1935-1936

Summary

Lantern slide of Lincoln Ellsworth, Antarctica.

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

Description of Content

Portrait of Lincoln Ellsworth. Photograph likely taken when Ellsworth was on the Discovery II. 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.