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Slater, Ernest Ethelbert, Photographer, Family, Friends & Photographs – c1870s onwards (11)

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.
E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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 ?

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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?

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

B668 – Greece, c1900.

E E Slater – Greece – c1900

A woman poses beside ancient carved masonry, possibly in what was then called the Holy Land.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

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.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 18 April 2023.
Last updated: 30 April 2023 – Photo ID: A921 Text.

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