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Lantern Slide - Scout with Dog, circa 1930s-1940s
Reg. No: MM 69525
- Summary:
- Colour glass lantern slide of a young man wearing a brown uniform, probably a scout uniform, and with a dog.
One of a set of over 420 lantern slides, used by lecturer Walter S. Binks, a popular psychology and vocational guidance lecturer based in Melbourne, Victoria. Binks gave lectures throughout Australia in the 1930s and 1940s. Binks advertised his lectures as associated with the Australasian Opportunity League or Universal Opportunity League.
Purchased by the donor at an opportunity shop. The collection was stored in three wooden trays (two compartments in each tray), and 95 slides stored separately. Many of the slides were produced in Melbourne from images and cuttings presumably supplied by Binks. - Description:
- Standard format (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 inch square) colour lantern slide, with image printed on glass.
- Description Of Content:
- Picture of a man wearing a brown uniform, probably a scout uniform, with a dog.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Mrs Orsini, 1990
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 82 mm (Height), 82 mm (Width) |
More information
| Tagged with: | scouting movement, psychology, lantern slides |
| Themes this item is part of: | Universal Opportunity League Collection, Walter Samuel Binks, Vocational Consultant and Self-Help Lecturer (1892-1983), Medicine in Society Collection, Public Life & Institutions Collection |
| Primary Classification: | EDUCATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Adult Education |
| Tertiary Classification: | popular psychology |
| Inscriptions: | Text on attached label: '588'. |
| Format: | Lantern Slide: Colour; Standard (3¼ in. x 3¼ in.) |
| User: | Walter Binks, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1930s-1940s |
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