- GB 2014 WS-04-LAN-03-08
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- Late 19th century
One hand-coloured slide showing Sleeping Beauty.
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One hand-coloured slide showing Sleeping Beauty.
12 hand-coloured slides depicting the story of Don Quixote by Cervantès. Each slide has two scenes, and captions in French narrating the story.
Moral! Don't interfere with people bigger than yourself
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 8 of 8: The elephant leaves and the man runs away covered in the painful prickles.
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And throws him among the prickles
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 7 of 8: The elephant drops the man into the prickles of a bush.
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He then carried him to a cactus bush
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 6 of 8: The elephant carries the dripping man.
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To the water and gives him a good ducking
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 5 of 8: The elephant holds the man over a crocodile in the water.
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He catches him and pulls him by the ear
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 4 of 8: The elephant takes hold of the man's ear.
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Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 3 of 8: The man flees as the elephant chases him.
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When a ni**er has a shot at him
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 2 of 8: The elephant is shot from behind by a man with a bow and arrow. The titles come from the captions that appear on the slides. This description contains terms and images that are offensive. Such terms should be understood in their historical context and do not represent the views of Westminster School today.
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An elephant out for a walk stops to have a drink
Standard Glass Slide (3¼"). 1 of 8: By the side of an oasis, an elephant pours water into his mouth from his trunk.
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