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[The life and work of David Livingstone] [graphic]

Catalog Data

Author:
London Missionary Society  Search this
London Stereoscopic Company  Search this
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Subject:
Livingstone, David 1813-1873  Search this
Physical description:
40 slides : colored ; 9 x 9 cm, in box 26 x 9 x 11 cm
Type:
Graphics
Portraits
Pictorial works
Lantern slides
Place:
Africa
Date:
1900
[approximately 1900]
Notes:
Title and publication information taken from the description of what appears to be a set of the same slides on the National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) website. DSI
The Cullman Library set is incomplete (39 slides), without any accompanying original text or labels. DSI
Summary:
Commercially-produced set of forty numbered glass lantern slides highlighting scenes from David Livingstone's life and travels, chiefly focusing on his adventures in Africa as a missionary.
Topic:
Missionaries  Search this
Explorers  Search this
Call number:
MSS 001824 B
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1033597