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Slide 55. An Ice Cavern in the Rongbuk Glacier

Photograph
1921 (photographed), 1923-1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square piece of glass edged with black tape showing a photograph of a white jagged ice mountain with vertical cracks, with a dark, triangular cave at the bottom and a bright sky with white clouds in the background


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSlide 55. An Ice Cavern in the Rongbuk Glacier (generic title)
Brief description
Lantern slide, 'Slide 55. An Ice Cavern in the Rongbuk Glacier', Mount Everest expedition of 1921
Physical description
Square piece of glass edged with black tape showing a photograph of a white jagged ice mountain with vertical cracks, with a dark, triangular cave at the bottom and a bright sky with white clouds in the background
Dimensions
  • Slide length: 8.2cm
  • Slide height: 8.2cm
  • Slide depth: 0.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
COPYRIGHT OF "THE MOUNT EVEREST COMMITTEE" / MAKERS: NEWTON & CO. LTD., 37, KING ST., LONDON, WC.2
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
Other numbers
  • XRG486 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 5686 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1646:25-2017

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Record createdJuly 26, 2017
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