Transparency, Lantern Slide

Name/Title

Transparency, Lantern Slide

Entry/Object ID

2018.1.9

Description

Magic lantern slide depicting a black and white positive image of the officers in charge of Fort Sheridan, along with Commissioner and Mrs. Pugmire and Major and Mrs. Fitzpatrick. There are eight people in all, four standing in the back and four sitting in front. Title (written in black ink along top of frame): "OFFICERS IN CHARGE -- FT. SHERIDAN, WITH/ COM. & MRS. PUGMIRE, MAJ. & MRS. FITZPATRICK." Red dot sticker attached to frame (lower leftand corner). Embossed on the back side of the frame is the text: "PATENTED OCT 5, 1915" (lefthand edge) "DAVENPORT, IOWA U.S.A." (bottom edge) "SLIDE NO" (righthand edge)

Acquisition

Accession

2018.1

Source or Donor

Central Territory Museum - Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

Museum Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1950

Notes

Date: c. 1940 Medium: Glass

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Transparency, Lantern Slide

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Transparency

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

With frame: 3 1/4" x 3 15/16" 1/16"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fitzpatrick, Cora May (Wiseman)

Person or Organization

Fitzpatrick, Ira R.

Person or Organization

Pugmire, Ernest I.

Person or Organization

Pugmire, Grace M. (Vickers)

Person or Organization

Central Territory War Services Department

Person or Organization

United Services Organization (USO)

Related Places

Place

City

Highwood

County

Lake County

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War II