Summary
Colour glass lantern slide of Mt. Balloon from McKinnon's Pass, New Zealand.
One of a set of over 420 lantern slides, used by lecturer Walter S. Binks, a popular psychology and vocational guidance lecturer based in Melbourne, Victoria. Binks gave lectures throughout Australia in the 1930s and 1940s. Binks advertised his lectures as associated with the Australasian Opportunity League or Universal Opportunity League.
Purchased by the donor at an opportunity shop. The collection was stored in three wooden trays (two compartments in each tray), and 95 slides stored separately. Many of the slides were produced in Melbourne from images and cuttings presumably supplied by Binks.
Description of Content
A photographic image of a man with a horse standing below a mountain. The label on the side of the slide identifies the location as Mt Balloon from the Mc Kinnon Pass, South Island, New Zealand. At the top of the slide is printed 'New Zealand Govt.'
Physical Description
Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square) colour lantern slide.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Orsini, 25 Oct 1990
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Place Depicted
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User
Walter S. Binks, 80 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940s-1950s
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Format
Lantern Slide, Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.), Colour
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Inscriptions
Text, on slide: NEW ZEALAND GOVT./Mt. Balloon from McKinnon's Pass/Milford Track, South Island, N.Z. 5123.
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Overall Dimensions
82 mm (Width), 82 mm (Height)
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