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Lantern Slide - Boy Operating Loom, Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, circa 1900
Reg. No: MM 95978
- Summary:
- One of a set of lantern slide depicting buildings and residents at the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB, later Vision Australia), located at 557 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
- Description:
- Damaged. Standard format (3¼ x 3¼ inch square) lantern slide, comprising black & white photographic image printed on glass with black paper rectangular mask against image under protective glass cover plate; sealed with black paper binding tape around edge. White paper label adhered to front.
- Description Of Content:
- Interior, boy standing behind wooden equipment - most likely a loom used for making mats. At Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB).
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 82 mm (Height), 82 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | occupational therapy, workshops, woodworking, institutional life, disabilities, disability organisations, visual impairment, lantern slides |
| Themes this item is part of: | Medicine in Society Collection |
| Primary Classification: | MEDICINE & HEALTH |
| Secondary Classification: | Health Organisations |
| Tertiary Classification: | occupational therapy tools & equipment |
| Format: | Lantern Slide: Black & White; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.) |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind (RVIB), Prahran, Victoria, Australia, circa 1900s |
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