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lantern slides

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

German Glass Slides Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-006
Scope and Contents This collection consists of 80 glass lantern slides presumably used by the German department at Lawrence during the late 19th or early 20th century. Slides depict architecture and scenery from different regions in Germany, dating from around the turn of the century.

University Glass Slides Collection

 Collection
Identifier: LU-RG13-003
Scope and Contents This collection consists of 240 glass slides depicting primarily Lawrence University buildings, grounds, students and faculty from 1898 to about 1930. The bulk of the items are lantern slides which were used for promotional presentations about Lawrence around the Midwest in the 1920s and 1930s. A second series consists of 8 by 10 inch slides; the provenance of these is unknown.