University of Arizona

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Lantern Slide and Glass Plate Photograph Collection

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.