Henry Morton Stanley’s lantern slides

Theme: portrait, travel, exploration and research
Legend: The crew of the Lady Alice. Lanternslide from an engraving.
This lanternslide is part of a set of 63, belonging to Henry M. Stanley (1841-1904). These slides were used to illustrate the many lectures he delivered the world over. Most of them illustrate the traveller journeys from the search for Livingstone in 1871-72 to the rescue of Emin Pasha in 1887-90, both engravings and photographs. Denzil M. Stanley, H. M. Stanley's son, donated them to the Museum, in 1954.
Original owner: Henry Morton Stanley (°1841 - †1904)
Date of acquisition: 1954-08-18
Dimensions: 8,5 cm x 8,5 cm
Inventory number: HO.1954.72.270