Summary
Lantern slide illustrating a cityscape view of Cairo, Egypt, made circa 1843-1880.
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.
Physical Description
Single lantern slide, comprising colour image printed on glass, with black mask, mounted in rectangular wooden frame. Title on slide.
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Acquisition Information
Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI), Mr David Francis, by Nov 1990
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Lantern Slide, Wooden Framed - Single Image, Hand Coloured
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Inscriptions
Handwritten on label affixed sideways on wooden frame: 'Cairo, Panorama' Star shaped label reads: '43'
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