Series of lantern slides from Seion Baptist Chapel, Penmaenmawr [all numbered when received apart from one now identified as CP178/23]. The collection consists of lantern slides in a wooden box and contains many group portraits, as well as colour slides of the Aladdin fable and religious texts in Welsh. Most individuals and groups are unidentified. Deposited with the collection were a magic lantern; a framed portrait of Robert John Roberts, quarryman; RJR's First World War service medals. Some items have been transferred to the Museum Service.
Series of Lantern Slides from Seion Baptist Chapel, Penmaenmawr and a large portrait
This material is held atGwasanaeth Archifau Conwy / Conwy Archive Service
- Reference
- GB 2008 CP178
- Dates of Creation
- [c. 1900]-[c. 1940]
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 part boxes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Believed that the slides and magic lantern were used by Robert John Roberts in Seion Baptist Chapel.
Access Information
This collection is open for research. Access to some documents may be restricted due to Data Protection legislation; Conwy Archives will advise where this is the case. For details and opening hours see http://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Archives/Archives.aspx.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Glass lantern slides originally in wooden box