Magic lantern - Expeditions to the Arctic regions, part 2.

Expeditions to the Arctic.
part 2.

	Life in the Arctic regions A series of 12 square magic lantern slides made by Theobald & Co. around 1890. In the catalogs of Theobald and Houghton the series is called 'Life in the Arctic regions', but it is also known as 'Scenes in the Arctic Regions'.

1. Ship thrown up on the ice	2. Attacking seals and walrus	3. The dead bear and her cubs

4. Cooking dinner	5. An Esquimaux village	6. An Esquimaux family party

7. Esquimaux ladies and reindeer sledge	8. The expedition ready to start	9. Sliding down the embankment

10. Attacked by a bear	11. Dying of hunger and despair	12. Catching fish



Four hand painted slides of a larger set, mounted in a wooden frame. Manufacturer unknown.

Three slides of a much larger set, manufacturer unknown. Sizes 3.25" (8.2 cm) square.
Arctic expedition A dozen lantern slides of unknown manufacturer. The images are rather simply drawn and coloured. They could be copies of a factory-made series of slides, made by an amateur.





Plate #8 shows the grave of Captain Charles Francis Hall who died mysteriously during an expedition. Some single slides that I cannot place in a set:



Polar Bear Hunting. Large coloured magic lantern slide. Size : ca 23 x 6.5 cm.