Category Archives: Lantern Slides

A College Responds to the Spanish ‘Flu Outbreak of 1918-19

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Archaeologists – at least the ones in our archives – had a knack for using whatever came to hand for their own purposes. This often leads to the preservation of surprising nuggets of social history wedged in between the archaeological research, … Continue reading →

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The Sanger Shepherd Process

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We’re making a start on cleaning, digitizing and recording a beautiful cabinet of lantern slides which used to form part of the Ashmolean Lantern Slide Lending Library. It’s a big job, and one we couldn’t do without the help of our … Continue reading →

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Looking Deeply to Date the Past

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Although the HEIR Project archive now has more than 15,000 images, only a tiny fraction of this number arrived with specific dates in their caption. When we come across a picture with a caption such as this one of Oxford, … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 24, 2015 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

The Historic Environment Image Researcher, Dr Janice Kinory, has been thinking about a particular image… ‘As a guest blogger, I’d like to use this venue to write about how old images in the HEIR Project collection can provide a fresh … Continue reading →

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A teaser: ‘Living off the Romans in the 19th and 20th centuries’

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We are looking forward to a talk by our researcher, Dr Janice Kinory, who will be exploring the relationship between commercial photographers in the late 19th century and the Roman ruins they photographed. She will be showcasing many of the … Continue reading →

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