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
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- ReferenceGB 2008 CP178
- Dates of Creation[c. 1900]-[c. 1940]
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description2 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
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Glass lantern slides originally in wooden box