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

Lantern Slide with black and white photograph showing an assembly of people, male and female, dressed in traditional costume. According to the label these people are involved in market business. The stalls are indicated and marked by two poles between which a cloth has been tied and the goods are presented in front of the cloth, partly for the purpose of display and also for the protection against sand and dirt. In the background some palm trees are visible. Location: Nubia.
Label ‘Native Market, Nubia’

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1989.87.50
  • Material: film glass
  • Period: 20th century
  • Dated: AD 1900s
  • Object name: glass lantern slide
  • Dimensions: Length: 8.5 cm , Width: 8.5 cm