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Photograph (?Carbon Print, Wood-Framed Lantern Slide) of Paris, No.13, by William England, from the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, 1861

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Inventory Number: 14843
Object Type: Object
Place Created: Europe
Subject Classification(s): Photography  
Accession Number: 1944-1
Provenance: Purchased from R. S. Clay in 1944. Part of the Clay Collection. The Royal Polytechnic slides were sold by auction in 1882. They were made for projection at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent Street, London, open 1838-1876, whose shows were the most spectacular magic lantern shows ever staged.
Collection Group: Clay Collection
Material(s): Wood
metal
glass
paper
Dimensions:
Height Width Depth Diameter Unit
99 176 8 mm

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