This description contains terms and images that are offensive. They should be understood in their historical context and do not represent the views of Westminster School today. A story based on Wilhelm Busch's 1863 comic morality tale, in which an elephant is shot and takes revenge on its attacker. The titles come from the captions that appear on the slides. A complete digitised set of these slides can be found online at http://www.slides.uni-trier.de/set/index.php?id=3000009 [accessed: 07/10/2015]
Glass Plate Negative (209mm x 164mm). Lithograph showing the Westminster VIII crossing the finish line ahead of the other boats. There is a large crowd on the Bridge and at the shore. The complete caption reads: "The Eight Oared Outrigger in which the Gentlemen of Westminster School beat the Etonians in 1m.5sec. in the match from Barker's Rails to Putney Bridge on Tuesday July 29th 1845. Dedicated to the Gentlemen of Westminster school by their most obedient servants Noulton & Wyld". Reproduced as Plate 15 in ' Westminster School' (L.E. Tanner, 1934).
An educational lecture about the role of the monks and dogs in mountain search and rescue operations at the St Bernard Pass in the Alps between Italy and Switzerland. The narrative is an account of a group of tourists who get into difficulty as a result of an avalanche. A St Bernard dog discovers a child and carries him back to the hostel on its back. Another dog leads the monks to where a woman is buried in the snow. Mother and child are reunited. The complete set of digitised images of these slides can be seen online at http://www.slides.uni-trier.de/set/index.php?id=3005013 [accessed 05/10/2015]
Inscription: 'Westminster School Disc Challenge Trophy presented by E.R.B. Graham Esq., O.W 1939.' Wooden disc with a brass rim on a plinth. Donor: E. R. B. Graham. Awarded: 1939-1974. In need of repair at base.
