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OBJECT TYPE: positive/slide, lantern/b&w/3X4 in.
DATE: 1911–1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0166.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 96
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS; PHOTOGRAPHIC CHEMICALS; PAPER TAPE. IMAGES STORED IN WOODEN BOX WITH METAL CLOSURES.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 45.0 cm
Width: 10.5 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE SLIDES PROBABLY USED C.1911-1930, AND POSSIBLY LATER
Canada: COLLECTION OF IMAGES PERTAINING TO SURVEYS & SURVEYING IN CANADA PRIOR TO C.1930. INCLUDES SERIES ON RATE OF RECESSION AT BRINK OF NIAGARA FALLS (1927); TOPOGRAPHIC METHODS INCLUDING IMAGES OF SURVEYORS IN FIELD; AND IMAGES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF SURVEY EQ., SOME EXAMPLES OF WHICH ARE IN COLLECTIONS OF NMST (AS PER RCB).
Function: TO DISPLAY VISUALLY & PRESERVE SELECTED IMAGES.
Technical: SLIDES WERE PROPERTY OF W.H. BOYD, CHIEF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER, GSC., AND INCLUDE IMAGES OF SURVEY EQ. AND METHODS IN SURVEYING C.1911-1930.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'W.H. Boyd/ Geological Survey/ Ottawa' HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL ON UNDERSIDE OF CASE LID./ MANY SLIDES BEAR BRIEF ANNOTATION.
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: B&W IMAGES ON GLASS. LANTERN SLIDE BOX PAINTED BLACK
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Photograph, circa 1911–1927, Artifact no. 1996.0166, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0166.001/

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