Item MM 39796 Lantern Slide - Woman Photographing a River Scene by Hugh Conran, Australia, circa 1910s

Summary

Black and white lantern slide depicting a woman photographing a river scene.

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

Woman photographing a river scene. A large tree is growing nearby. (copy of slide 44).

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. Sealed with paper binding strips around the four edges of the lantern slide and internally framed with a black oval cut-out window mask.