Title | E E Slater |
Date | c1900 onwards |
Location | UK, USA, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Delhi, and elsewhere unknown. |
Photo ID | A921 |
Comment | A slide taken by E E Slater of Yeadon. This image has been identified by Philip Archdale using Google Search & Photos to be Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire. Regardless of what information originally accompanied this image it just goes to show that with a little bit of research to true identity appears. Thank you Philip. |
A800 – Albert Canyon, Canada, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
An original slide taken by Erenest Ethelbert Slater, it is of a station at Albert Canyon, British Columbia.
A801 – Canada?, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
This original slide taken by E E Slater is titled “A Curious Stopping Place” and shows railway carriages which have stopped on top of a steep ridge, passengers have alighted to admire the view. The location is possibly Canada, Slater travelled widely including a trip to North America.
B856 – Canada, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
Slide taken by E E Slater possibly in Canada, it shows a group of men rowing a boat with a wooden building in the background. An intriguing feature are the pairs of legs on the roof of the building, perhaps they were watching a boat race ?
B889 – Canada, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
This slide shows a coal mine located in the area around what is now the city of Nanaimo in British Columbia, Canada. There were several coal mines in the locality which are all closed now, a museum records the history of the mines. Image taken by E E Slater on a visit to Canada.
P319 – Canada, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
Image of a logging station or woodyard, Ernest Ethelbert Slater travelled extensively, it is possible that this image was taken abroad, Canada?
P418 – Canada, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
Photo taken by E E Slater titled “Our train is on it’s way”, it shows a steam engine and carriages. Chemical deterioration has given the appearance of snow crystals to the edges of the image.
R186 – Canada, c1900.
E E Slater – Canada – c1900
A train at a railway halt which has a sign “Hootenay Log” which could indicate a Canadian or North American location. It is quite possible as Ernest E Slater travelled abroad.
R365 – USA, c1900.
E E Slater – USA – c1900
An image taken by Ernest E Slater with the title “Walnut Avenue, Syracuse”, this is New York, USA, further evidence that Slater travelled far and wide with his camera.
R429 – Delhi, c1900.
E E Slater – Delhi – c1900
This scene was photographed by Ernest E Slater and given the title “Winnowing Corn in Delhi”. A keen amateur photographer and a manager at Manor Mill, Slater travelled extensively leaving a record of his exploits for posterity.
B668 – Greece, c1900.
E E Slater – Greece – c1900
A woman poses beside ancient carved masonry, possibly in what was then called the Holy Land.
B887 – Unknown Location, c1900.
E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900
A slide image titled “Mr Turner’s Family”, it is in original condition has deteriorated with age.
K259 – Unknown Location, c1900.
E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900
We have no information about this image – date? location? or even if it is in our area or a Slater image.
N429 – Unknown Location, c1900.
E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900
Image of a chemical laboratory taken on a glass slide by E E Slater, the location is unknown.
B679 – Unknown Location, c1900.
E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900
An original slide taken by E E Slater, it shows a harbour crowded with small craft probably in a foreign location.
Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 18 April 2023.
Last updated: 30 April 2023 – Photo ID: A921 Text.
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