Guide to the World Civilizations Instruction Lantern Slides circa 1890-1930s
PC 152

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Title
World Civilizations Instruction Lantern Slides
ID
PC 152
Date [inclusive]
circa 1890-1930s
Extent
9 Linear feet of shelf space, 27 boxes, Approximately 2200 images
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Lantern slides were originally introduced in 1849; they were photographs printed onto glass plates for projection onto a wall or screen for viewing. At Washington State University (then College) lantern slides were commonly used for classroom instruction from the earliest days of the school up into the 1940s and 1950s, using either commercially produced slides or slides created either by the instructor or the school’s media department. This photo collection consists of approximately 2200 glass lantern slides depicting images from different countries, circa 1890-1930.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] World Civilizations Instruction Lantern Slides, ca. 1890-1930s (PC 152)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

At Washington State University (then College) lantern slides were commonly used for classroom instruction from the earliest days of the school up into the 1940s and 1950s, using either commercially produced slides or slides created either by the instructor or the school’s media department. Lantern slides were originally introduced in 1849; they were photographs printed onto glass plates for projection onto a wall or screen for viewing. They became ubiquitous in classroom use following the development of the electric light.

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Scope and Content

This photo collection consists of approximately 2200 glass lantern slides depicting images from different countries, circa 1890-1930.

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Arrangement

The collection is organized alphabetically by country. With each country, where a numerical order existed the items were arranged in that order. The numbers were likely either an order of display created by the instructor who compiled them, or an inventory number/sequence applied by the company which created them.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright may apply.

Acquisition Information

The slides in this collection were received at the Washington State University Libraries’ Mansucripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) at an unknown date prior to 1998, and retained without an accession number. Most likely they were held in the Libraries’ Audio-Visual Services department, and transferred to MASC ca. 1992 when that department was split into what is now Academic Media Services (AMS) and the Libraries’ Media, Materials, and Reserves (MMR).

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Hannah Robinson in June 2012 and re-housed by Katrina Burch in August 2012.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • State College of Washington.
  • Washington State University.
Creator(s) :
  • State College of Washington.

Subject(s)

  • Lantern slides.
  • Visual education.
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Photographs

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Detailed Description of Collection

box

Algeria through Australia 

1

Australia through Argentina 

2

Argentina through Bolivia 

3

Bolivia through Brazil 

4

Brazil through Chile 

5

Chile 

6

Chile through China 

7

China 

8

China through Columbia 

9

Columbia 

10

Columbia 

11

Columbia through Ecuador 

12

Ecuador 

13

Ecuador through Guiana 

14

Guiana through Haiti 

15

Haiti through India 

16

India 

17

India through Japan 

18

Japan through Korea 

19

Korea 

20

Mexico 

21

Mexico 

22

Mexico through New Zealand 

23

Nicaragua through Peru 

24

Peru through Portugal 

25

Uruguay through Venezuela 

26

Venezuela 

27