Identity area
Reference code
2023-021
Title
Glass lantern slides: Bruce Bairnsfather cartoons and others
Date(s)
- c. 1918 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
5 coloured glass lantern slides (23cm x 9cm)
54 black and white glass lantern slides (10cm x 10cm)
4 black and white negatives
Context area
Name of creator
(1887-1959)
Biographical history
British cartoonist and humorist, writer and director of the movie 'Carry On Sergeant!'.
Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Bairnsfather
Archival history
Items originally given to the Brighton Over 65 Club by the Toronto Over 65 Club. Given to Councillor Chris Malette by Bruce Belford of Brighton, Ontario in January 2023.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred by Councillor Malette to the Community Archives in March 2023.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Lantern slides and negatives:
- Five lantern slides with drawings of animals
- 54 lantern slides with Bruce Bairnsfather cartoons, produced by the Presbyterian Lantern Slide Department, Toronto
- Four negatives taken outside a house
- Note about the donation of the slides
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
2023-021/1 are scanned and online at https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=134017397%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=2023-021&view_all=1