Supporting material glass lantern slide from Nubia Sudan dated AD 1900s

Lantern Slide with black and white photograph showing a procession of boats. The boats are decorated with an abundance of small (colourful?) flags, suspended from their single masts. Each boat has a cabin, draped in white cloth. The boats are moored on the bank of the River Nile, modern (white) Egyptian houses and trees are visible in the background.
Location: Wadi Halfa
Label ‘Wady Halfa’

Supporting material glass lantern slide from Nubia Sudan dated AD 1900s

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1989.87.56
  • Material: film glass
  • Period: 20th century
  • Dated: AD 1900s
  • Object name: glass lantern slide
  • Dimensions: Length: 8.5 cm , Width: 8.5 cm