Item MM 39792 Lantern Slide - Two Men in a Canoe by Hugh Conran, Australia, circa 1910s

Summary

Black and white lantern slide depicting two men, in shirts and ties, paddling a canoe along a river, which is surrounded by large gnarled trees.

This item forms part of a collection of over 400 lantern slides and photographic negatives created by WWI veteran and amateur photographer Hugh Marcel Conran. Items within this collection illustrate everyday rural and domestic life in Australia circa 1910 - 1920.

Description of Content

Two men, in shirts and ties, paddling a canoe along a river, which is surrounded by large gnarled trees.

Physical Description

Standard format lantern slide, consisting of two glass sheets each 3.25 x 3.25 ins (83 x 83 mm), one pane bearing a black and white image and the other pane protecting the image.