Boer War Magic Lantern Slides
Item
Title
Boer War Magic Lantern Slides
Who?
William Edwin Turner
Item(s)
Photo of box of slides
Story
A box of lantern slides, some mass produced (coloured), the majority black and white negative style in glass slides. The pictures include naval ships, German dugout and African Natives.
Engineer Lt. William Edwin Hill Turner born 1870, and was a Torpoint Councillor.
William served in the Royal Navy in South Africa in The Boer War. People ask “what was the Navy doing in Africa?”
The slides would have been shown using a lantern slide projector; some of the slides have captions.
The slides have not been viewed for 60 years but they did used to be shown by Frank Edwin Reburn in the Y.M.C.A in Devonport, to 100+ deprived boys, to help keep them entertained.
Engineer Lt. William Edwin Hill Turner born 1870, and was a Torpoint Councillor.
William served in the Royal Navy in South Africa in The Boer War. People ask “what was the Navy doing in Africa?”
The slides would have been shown using a lantern slide projector; some of the slides have captions.
The slides have not been viewed for 60 years but they did used to be shown by Frank Edwin Reburn in the Y.M.C.A in Devonport, to 100+ deprived boys, to help keep them entertained.
When?
Boer War
Where?
South Africa
Contributor
Iris Reburn
Collection Day
South West Roadshow, Plymouth
This item was submitted on June 18, 2019