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Slater, Ernest Ethelbert, Photographer, Family, Friends & Photographs – c1870s onwards (13)

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

Title E E Slater
Date c1905
Location UK, USA, Canada, Egypt, Greece, Delhi, and elsewhere unknown.
Photo ID B994
Comment E E Slater captioned this slide image “Picking Onions”, he probably took it on holiday in Egypt.
E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

C559 – Egypt, c1905.

E E Slater – Egypt – c1905

View of the pyramid of Cheops, Giza, Egypt, taken by E E Slater.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

C706 – Egypt, c1905.

E E Slater – Egypt – c1905

Slide taken by Ernest E Slater on a trip to Egypt, it shows an ascent of St. Catherine’s Monastery or the Sacred Monastery of the God-Trodden Mount Sinai, Sinai peninsula, Egypt. It is one of the world’s oldest working Christian monasteries, part of the Eastern Orthodox Church and a UNESCO World  Heritage Site.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

C715 – Egypt, c1905.

E E Slater – Egypt – c1905

A slide taken by E E Slater which shows a river scene, probably the Nile in Egypt.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

M262 – Egypt, c1905.

E E Slater – Egypt – c1905

Boats entering the Suez Canal, Egypt. Local photographer E E Slater would have found this a fascinating subject to take pictures of, an exotic change from Yeadon and its environs.

This is a mirror image of B538 on the previous page – not sure which way rounds depicts the true photograph.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

M319 – Israel, c1905.

E E Slater – Israel – c1905

A ruined tower somewhere in the Holy Land as it was then called. The photo was taken on a glass slide by E E Slater of Yeadon.

30 April 2023 – this location has been identified by Philip Archdale using Google Search & Photos to be the White Mosque, at Ramla, Israel.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

B869 – Egypt, c1905.

E E Slater – Egypt – c1905

Titled “Mother and Child”, this slide is in poor condition and has not been restored.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

J429 – Unknown Location c1900.

E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900

An image taken by E E Slater titled “Boy in a Boat”, it is of a boy paddling a primitive boat with his hands.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

B651 – Unknown Location, c1900.

E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900

This slide scene taken by E E Slater features a group of men, it was probably taken when he was travelling abroad.

E E Slater Photographer 1870s onward

A946 – Unknown Location c1900.

E E Slater – Unknown Location – c1900

A church with a mixed-race congregation, taken by Ernest E Slater. He travelled extensively and would have taken this slide image, the location is unknown.

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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 18 April 2023.
Last updated: 30 April 2023 – Photo ID: M319 Text. Photo ID: A947 Text & flipped round to show correct view.

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