Slide 94. Camp on the Lhakpa La 22,500 ft.
Photograph
1921 (photographed), 1923-1925 (made)
1921 (photographed), 1923-1925 (made)
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Lantern slides are viewed by shining light through images printed onto small glass plates. Invented in the 1600s, early slides were painted by hand. The arrival of photography meant that photographs could be printed onto glass slides and projected as a popular form of education and entertainment for large audiences. These are the first photographic records of two early attempts to climb Mount Everest, capturing the hardships that the explorers faced and the awe-inspiring scenery.
Object details
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| Title | Slide 94. Camp on the Lhakpa La 22,500 ft. (generic title) |
| Brief description | Lantern slide, 'Slide 94. Camp on the Lhakpa La 22,500 ft.', Mount Everest expedition of 1921 |
| Physical description | Square piece of glass edged with black tape showing a photograph of a white, snowy mountain range with the right peak in sushine and the one behind it in shade. In the middle ground is a cluster of tents. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | COPYRIGHT OF "THE MOUNT EVEREST COMMITTEE" / MAKERS: NEWTON & CO. LTD., 37, KING ST., LONDON, WC.2 |
| Gallery label | Photography Centre 2018-20:
Newton & Co. with Mount Everest Committee
Lantern Slides depicting 1921 and 1922 Expeditions to Mount Everest
Slide 48: Ascending the Rongbuk Valley on the frozen river
Slide 52: Sketch map of the Glaciers
Slide 53: Colonel Howard Bury and the Party of 1921
Slide 94: Camp on the Lhakpa La 22,500 ft
Slide 113: On way to Camp III
Slide 136: The highest photograph ever taken
1921–22
Lantern slides are viewed by shining light through images printed onto small glass plates. Invented in the 1600s, early slides were painted by hand. The arrival of photography meant that photographs could be printed onto glass slides and projected as a popular form of education and entertainment for large audiences. These are the first photographic records of two early attempts to climb Mount Everest, capturing the hardships that the explorers faced and the awe-inspiring scenery.
You can watch projections of these slides in the ‘Dark Tent’ in Room 99.
Lantern slides
Museum nos. RPS.1646:2, 19, 23, 30, 40 & 47-2017
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Art Fund |
| 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. |
| Summary | Lantern slides are viewed by shining light through images printed onto small glass plates. Invented in the 1600s, early slides were painted by hand. The arrival of photography meant that photographs could be printed onto glass slides and projected as a popular form of education and entertainment for large audiences. These are the first photographic records of two early attempts to climb Mount Everest, capturing the hardships that the explorers faced and the awe-inspiring scenery. |
| Associated object | RPS.1646-2017 (Set) |
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| Accession number | RPS.1646:30-2017 |
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| Record created | July 26, 2017 |
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