J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

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68 We in Africa. 1 Shooting the Rapids 2 An Encampment 3 A Monkey Grove 4 Canoes sacked by Hippopotamus 5 Slaves carrying Ivory 6 The Slave Market 7 Wild African Warfare 8 Caravan in the Desert 9 An Armed Contingent 10 African Canoe Warfare 11 An Explorer’s Party on the March 12 An African Royal Banquet The Land of the Pigtail; or, Chineso Life. 1 Pekin 2 Visit of a Chinese gentleman 3 Policeman and Prisoners ’4 Chinese Form of Punishment 5 Cutting off the Pigtail 6 An Opium Den 7 A Chinese Paicel Delivery Man 8 A Chinese Shopkeeper 9 Chinese Ladies on an afternoon visit 10 A Chinese Cemetery 11 A Chinese Theatre 12 A Chinese Mandarin of high rank Life in the Arctic Regions. 1 Ship thrown up on the Ice. Cop3rright 2 Attacking Seals and Walrus. Copyright 3 The Dead Bear and her Cubs. Copyright 4 Cooking Dinner. Copyright 5 An Esquimaux Village. Copyright 6 An Esquimaux Family Party. Copyright 7 Esquimaux Ladies and Reindeer Sledge. Copyright 8 The Expedition ready to start. Copyright 9 Sliding down the Embankment. Copyright ;0 Attacked by a Bear. Cop)Tight .1 Dying of Hunger and Despair. Copyright .2 Catching Fish. Copyright Canadian Life—Past and Present* At a time when the great North West ia engaging so much attention as one of our best colonies, these views and incidents of a Canadian’s life will prove both interesting and instructive. COPYRIGHT DESIGNS, 1 An Emigrant train going west 2 Train escaping Prairie Fire 3 A Bullock Waggon 4 One of the Native Police and Indians 5 Ice Carnival, Montreal 6 Trappers round Camp Fire 7 Interior of Hut; skinning animals 8 Buffalo Hunting 9 An Indian War Dance 10 The Bear attacked the Canoe 11 Breaking up of the Ice ; Race for Life 12 Log Settlement “ AcrossCentral Africa with Stanley and Emin.” With Reading by W. R. May, Esq., many years Science Lecturer to the late Royal Polytechnic. Beautifully Coloured. Read- ing, Price i/- Price i/6 per Slide, or i/- if the set of 50 is taken. This set is specially recommended. 1 Introductory Picture (copyright) 2 Portrait of Livingstone 3 Portrait of Stanley 4 Portrait of Gordon 5 Portrait of Emin 6 Map of Route 7 Transferring Passengers to Congo River Boat 8 Expedition on the Congo. Tippoo Tib 9*Arabs raiding a native village on the Aruwimi 10 Sacrifice of Slaves (original design) 11 Foraging for Supplies 12 Stanley giving final instructions to Major Barttelot 13 Carr5ring Steel Boat through the Forest 14 Forest View 15 Lieut. Stairs wounded by a poisoned arrow in the fight of Avi Sibba 16 Nelson’s Starvation Camp 17 Fort Bodo 18 Scaring Elephants in Banana Grove (original design)