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

Lantern Slide with black and white photograph taken during the building of the Great Dam at Aswan. Shown is a part of a wall which seems almost completely finished. three floodgates are in place, water at the base. Male figures wearing traditional Egyptian costume are involved in the construction works. Wooden platforms and ladders are in use.
Label ‘Building the GREAT DAM’

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1989.87.32
  • Material: film glass
  • Period: 20th century
  • Dated: AD 1900s
  • Object name: glass lantern slide
  • Dimensions: Length: 8.5 cm , Width: 8.5 cm