Mr & Mrs Snapshot slides

United Kingdom, 1879-1917

Object

Twelve glass slides: Mr & Mrs Snapshot, ‘The Humourous Side of Modern Appliances’. G.M. Mason, Southampton, England, c. 1879-1917

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

23 February 2025

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

creator

G.M. Mason

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1879-1917

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO179115

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C01 → Panel A1

Measurements

80 x 80 x 2 mm each

Object Types

3D Object

Glass slide/Pictorial

Materials

glass, ink, gum arabic tape

Collected

2 times

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