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

Lantern Slide with black and white photograph showing the lighthouse (‘The Pharos’) in the port of Alexandria on its rock surface in the background. The view is centred on the lighthouse, whilst the foreground is taken up by the Mediterranean and five tall ships sailing into / out of the harbour of Alexandria.
Label ‘The Pharos’

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1989.87.45
  • Material: film glass
  • Period: 20th century
  • Dated: AD 1900s
  • Object name: glass lantern slide
  • Dimensions: Length: 8.5 cm , Width: 8.5 cm