Lantern slides Collection

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Monterey Public Library

625 Pacific Street

Monterey, California 93940

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2023

Descriptive Summary

Title: Lantern slides Collection

Dates: 1898-1910

Collection Number: PHO 923

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 48 lantern slides; 6 glass plates ( 9 x 10 cm.; 11 x 13 cm) stored in 31 cm x 20 cm box

Repository: Monterey Public Library

Monterey, California 93940

Abstract: Consists of collodian dry plate lantern slides of California scenes, originally stored in lantern slide plates boxes. Includes fifteen views of historic Monterey and Pacific Grove sites.

Language of Material: English

Access

By appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.

Publication Rights

Reproduction by Local History Librarian or designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of material.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Lantern slides Collection. Collection Number: PHO 923. Monterey Public Library

Scope and Content of Collection

Organized in two series. Series I : Lantern Slides; Series II : Glass Plates, unmounted and arranged numerically by plate number.