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Lantern Slide and Glass Plate Photograph Collection

1900 to 1941
bulk 1920-1940
MS 574
Collection Guide
Lantern slide with photograph of parade ground with serpentine victory dance

An artificial collection of lantern slides and glass plate negatives from the University of Arizona and various donors, taken between 1910 and 1941 but mostly from the 1920s to the 1930s. Highlights include University of Arizona Extension Service lantern slides of university buildings, student activities, and miners and mining, and slides of people and places in Japan in the 1920s to 1930s.

Included materials:
Photographs
Subject Area:
University of Arizona
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.