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Guide to the Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, 1930s-1950 C0068 Christine Drennon European lantern slide C0068

Guide to the Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, 1930s-1950 C0068

Christine Drennon European lantern slide
C0068


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Finding aid prepared by Amanda Brent

Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0068
Title
Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection 1930s - 1950
Quantity
1.0 Linear Feet, (2 boxes)
Creator
University of Michigan
Creator
University of Texas
Language
English .
Abstract
This collection contains lantern slides with images and maps of European cities in countries such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.

Administrative Information

Use Restrictions

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Alternative Form Available

Digitized versions of these items can be found here: Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection.

Preferred Citation

Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, C0068, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Christine Drennon in 2002.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections Research Center staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009. Additional processing and EAD markup completed by Kristen Korfitzen in October 2011. Collection reprocessed and finding aid updated by Amanda Brent in January 2019.

Biographical Note

Christine Drennon is an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Trinity College in San Antonio, Texas. Drennon specializes in urban geography, particularly urban fragmentation and the consequent social reproduction of race, class, ethnicity, and gender relationships. Drennon received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. Previously, she taught as an assistant professor of geography at George Mason University.

Scope and Content

The Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection contains 106 glass lantern slides from the Universities of Texas and Michigan. The collection consists of images and maps of pre and post-war Europe, including the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. A large portion of the slides depict images and plans of polders - areas reclaimed from lakes and seas by the construction of a series of dams and dikes. Several slides reference historically significant events such as the 1945 inundation of the Wieringermeer - a polder in the northern Netherlands - by Nazi troops. Images show the Wieringermeer before, during, and after inundation. Images also include plans for the reconstruction of dams and the subsequent annexation of German territory awarded as reparations at the end of World War II. The collection also includes a number of images of urban and rural destruction as a result of World War II bombing campaigns across Europe. The rest of the collection includes images of city development, rural farming practices, industrial factories, and some monuments and areas of historical interest. All of the images and slides originate from the 20th century.

Arrangement

The collection was previously arranged into four series. The collection is currently arranged in its previous order without series.

Related Material

Special Collections Research Center holds other collections pertaining to Europe and World War II. It holds other collections containing glass lantern slides, such as the Randolph H. Lytton Historical Virginia collection and the Japanese invasion of Manchuria photograph collection. It also holds other early photography collections, such as the Larkin Family photograph collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Aerial photographs -- Europe
  • Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Slides
  • Austria -- Slides
  • Cities and towns -- Europe -- Slides
  • Europe -- Geography -- Slides
  • Geneva (Switzerland) -- Slides
  • IJssel Lake (Netherlands) -- Slides
  • Lantern slides
  • Lantern slides -- Europe
  • Le Havre (France) -- Slides
  • Longwy (France) -- Slides
  • Netherlands -- Slides
  • Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy) -- Slides
  • Rotterdam (Netherlands) -- Slides
  • Sparti (Greece) -- Slides
  • Strasbourg (France) -- Slides
  • Tyrol (Austria) -- Slides
  • Venice (Italy) -- Slides
  • Wieringermeer -- Slides
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Zurich (Switzerland) -- Slides

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Amsterdam (Netherlands) -- Slides
  • Austria -- Slides
  • Europe -- Geography -- Slides
  • Geneva (Switzerland) -- Slides
  • IJssel Lake (Netherlands) -- Slides
  • Le Havre (France) -- Slides
  • Longwy (France) -- Slides
  • Netherlands -- Slides
  • Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy) -- Slides
  • Rotterdam (Netherlands) -- Slides
  • Sparti (Greece) -- Slides
  • Strasbourg (France) -- Slides
  • Tyrol (Austria) -- Slides
  • Venice (Italy) -- Slides
  • Wieringermeer -- Slides
  • Zurich (Switzerland) -- Slides
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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
"Toward Integration of Europe" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe and international alliances

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
"East Central Europe - The Shatter Belt" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of the distribution of coal, petroleum and iron in central Europe

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Map of Europe
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of Europe grouping countries together by geographic location

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
World map with Europe highlighted
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of the world with Europe highlighted

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
"'Marshall Plan in Action' Trip to W. Europe" map
1948
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing planned railroad improvements as part of the Marshall Plan

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
"The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing the planned boundary changes for the annexation of German territory by the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
"The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing the planned boundary changes for the annexation of German territory by the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
"The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing the planned boundary changes for the annexation of German territory by the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
"The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing the planned boundary changes for the annexation of German territory by the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
"The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing the planned boundary changes for the annexation of German territory by the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
"The Dutch-German Boundary" map - 1950
circa 1950s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Europe showing the planned boundary changes for the annexation of German territory by the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
"The Dutch-German Boundary 1559 - 1948" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of the Dutch-German boundary from 1559

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
"Site and Situation of the Vienna Basin" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Political map of Austria showing the geographic attributes of the Vienna Basin

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
"Austria in Central Europe" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of Austria in central Europe

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
"Austria Romana, 300 A.D." map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of Roman Austria with military maneuvers

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
"Colonisation Through Conversion 750-795, 810-900, After 955" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of religious conversion in Austria during the 8th, 9th and 10th century

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Holland - 1300 map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of 14th century Holland

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Holland - 1600 map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of 17th century Holland

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
"General Map of the Netherlands"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of the Netherlands showing polders and future irrigation plans

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20
"General Map of the Netherlands" - "Netherlands and future plans"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of the Netherlands showing polders and future irrigation plans

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21
Netherlands reclaiming project - IJsselmeer map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of northern Netherlands detailing plans for IJsselmeer lake and polders

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
Netherlands reclaiming project - IJsselmeer map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of northern Netherlands detailing plans for IJsselmeer lake and polders

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23
Map of the Netherlands - reclaimed land - 1947
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of reclaimed lands in the Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24
Dinxperlo, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

French map of the old and new boundaries of Germany and the Netherlands in the town of Dinxperlo

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25
Losser, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission, 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

French map of the old and new boundaries of Germany and the Netherlands in the town of Losser

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26
Sittard, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

French map of the old and new boundaries of Germany and the Netherlands in the town of Sittard

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27
"Westerwoldche" Westerwolde, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission, 1949" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

French map of the old and new boundaries of Germany and the Netherlands along the Westerwolde canal

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28
"The Zuerderzee Before the Closing" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map showing the depth of the Zuyderzee before enclosing with dikes

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29
Wieringermeer, Netherlands - polder map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Plan of the Wieringermeer polder

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30
Wieringermeer, Netherlands - polder map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Plan of the Wieringermeer polder

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 31
"Polder Dike - Enclosing Dam" diagram
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Cross section of a polder dike and dam

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 32
"Netherlands: 1945 Inundation"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of land inundated by water

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33
"Netherlands: Hothouses"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of hothouses

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34
"Holland" - windmill
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Dutch windmill with attached buildings and land

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 35
"Netherlands: Flooded area"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Flooded rural building

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 36
"Netherlands: Amsterdam"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Buildings along a canal in Amsterdam

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 37
"Lely Pumping Station Near Medemblick" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial photograph of the Lely pumping station

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 38
"Leiden, Holland, 1948"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Bikers riding near a small bridge over a Leiden canal

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39
"Part of IJssel Lake" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Part of IJssel Lake reclaimed for farm land

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 40
"Middenmeer" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of farm plots and small community in Middenmeer

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 41
"A village in the Wieringermeer" - "Middenmeer 1938, [19]45, [19]47" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Images of Wieringermeer before, during, and after inundation

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 42
"Rotterdam, 1939" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of the Nieuwe Maas, a distributary of the Rhine River

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 43
"Rotterdam 1939" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 44
"Rotterdam 1939" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of city hall

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 45
"Rotterdam 1946 - Townhall" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of city hall after the Rotterdam Blitz

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 46
"Rotterdam 1948" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of Rotterdam

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 47
"Rotterdam 1948" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 48
"Dry dock - Rotterdam, 1948" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Dry dock in Rotterdam

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 49
"Urkerland Polder" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of the Urkerland polder

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 50
"Dike w. Rd [?] Holland and Friesland" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Cars driving on road built on a dike in Friesland with people standing in foreground

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 51
"Wieringermeer - fertile land" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of farm plots in Wieringermeer

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 52
"Wieringermeer: 1st ploughing" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Farmer ploughing reclaimed land in Wieringermeer

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 53
"Netherlands: Reclaimed Land 1948 - Wieringermeer"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Farmer assessing crop on farm land

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 54
"1945 - Wiedemeer polder" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Flooded building

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 55
"The Wieringermeer. Before, during, and after the intentional flooding by the Germans in April 1945" - Netherlands
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Images of Wieringermeer before, during, and after the intentional inundation of the polder by German troops

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 56
"Austria: Austrian - Italian Border, s. of Villach"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Men and guards at the crossing of the Austrian-Italian border, south of Villach

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 57
Alpbach, Tyrol (Tyrol), Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Buildings in Alpbach

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 58
Brenner Pass, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

"Brenner Pass from the north showing the gentle slope to the watershed"

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 59
Roman city of Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Roman ruins of the Heidentor of Carnuntum in present day Petronell

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 60
"Austria: Road to Grossglockner tow. S"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of the road to the Grossglockner (mountain) in the Austrian Alps

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 61
Gosau Lake, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Gosau Lake (Gosaulacke) facing south towards Dachstein

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 62
Perchtoldsdorf, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of the parish church in the marktgemeinde (Market Town) of Perchtoldsdorf

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 63
"Frankish Farm Near St. Poelten, Lower Austria (Vierkanter)"
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of road and farm building

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 64
Schrattenthal from Schneeberg, Lower Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of the town of Schrattenthal from Schneeberg

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 65
Salzburg, Austria - facing west
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Salzburg looking towards Fortress Hohensalzburg

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 66
Church ceiling, Tyrol, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Church ceiling in Matrei in OstTyrol, Tyrol. Possibly a detail of a fresco series by Franz Anton Zeiller done for the parish church of Matrei in OstTyrol, 1783

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 67
Tyrol, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of building and hills in Tyrol

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 68
Courtyard, Weissenkirchen, Lower Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Courtyard of a large estate in Weissenkirchen

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 69
Group of people in Austrian folk costumes, New York City, NY
1950
Scope and Contents

People in Austrian folk costume dancing in New York City in front of "International House"

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 70
"Austria - Establishment of Eastern Boundary" map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Map of the eastern boundary of Austria

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 71
Velden am Worthersee, Carinthia with view of Karawanks mountains, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Velden am Worthersee, including Velden Bay

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 72
"The Old and New Abbey of Melk on the Danube," Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Melk Abbey in background and the ruins of old Melk Abbey in foreground, separated by the Danube River

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 73
Erzberg mine, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Mining equipment and view of valley below

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 74
Hydroelectric dam, Kaprun, Salzburg, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of the dam and mountains beyond

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 75
Hafelekarspitze (mountain), Innsbruck, Austria, 1933
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Buildings near and onlookers near the Hafelekarspitze

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 76
"Roman Road Across the Central Alps" - Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of the Roman Road through trees

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 77
Farmers - Tyrol, Austria
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Farmers working on a hill in Tyrol

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 78
Danube River bend North towards Vienna, Kobenz, Austria
1938
Scope and Contents

View of Kobenz next to the Danube River, facing North towards Vienna

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 79
Port of Le Havre, France
1948
Scope and Contents

View of dock in Port of Le Havre with cranes and automobiles

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 80
Longwy, France
1948
Scope and Contents

View of Longwy with steel factory in background

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Interior of Longwy steel factory, France
1948
Scope and Contents

Interior of Longwy steel factory, featuring furnaces and equipment

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Abandoned Maginot Fort in Northern Frances
1948
Scope and Contents

View of abandoned Maginot Fort

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Genissiat Dam, France
1948
Scope and Contents

View of Genissiat Dam

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Phosphate plant, Mulhouse, Alsace, France
1948
Scope and Contents

Damaged phosphate plant after air attacks in 1944

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
"Le Bain aux Plantes" (Herbal Bath) in Strasbourg, France
1948
Scope and Contents

Buildings bordering a canal

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
View from a schlucht (chine) from top of Vosges Mountains towards Lorraine, France
1948
Scope and Contents

View from chine in Vosges Mountains with view of valley, river, and roads below

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Steel plant in Ruhr, Germany
1948
Scope and Contents

Steel plant machinery and equipment

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
Cologne, Germany
1948
Scope and Contents

Cologne after bombing with view of the Cologne Cathedral

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
Mill - West Midlands, England
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of mill and industrial sprawl in the "Black Country" of England

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10
Coal mining town of Cannock Chase, England
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Cannock Chase buildings

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
Clent Hills, West Midlands, England
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of Clent Hills

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12
Gondolas on canal, Venice, Italy
1937
Scope and Contents

Gondoliers, gondolas, and passengers on Venetian canal

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13
Gondoliers rowing in canal, Venice, Italy
1937
Scope and Contents

Gondoliers rowing on Venetian canal, possibly in front of Piazza San Marco

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14
Piazza San Marco and gondolier, Venice, Italy
circa 1930s
Scope and Contents

View of Piazza San Marco, including the Campanile, from the Venetian Lagoon with gondolier in foreground

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15
Zurich, Switzerland
1948
Scope and Contents

View of Zurich and the Limmat river

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16
Geneva, Switzerland
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Geneva, including Mont Blanc in background

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17
Mont Blanc, Switzerland
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of Swiss countryside with Mont Blanc in the background

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18
Temple of Artemis ruins, Sparta, Greece
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of "Oldest temple of (Artemis) Orthia at Sparta"

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19
Farmer operating mechanical digger, Europe
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Farmer tilling field with mechanical digger in unknown European location

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20
"Mechanical Trenching," Europe
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of fields tilled via mechanical trenching in unknown European location

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21
Reconstruction of West Embankment
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Destroyed dike or dam, possibly in Wieringermeer, Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 22
Windmills, Holland (?)
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Aerial view of three windmills, likely in Holland

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 23
Unidentified European port
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of European port, likely in Netherlands

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 24
Unidentified map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Unidentified map, likely European

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 25
Unidentified topographical map
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

Unidentified topographical map, likely European

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 26
Dutch polder
circa 1940s
Scope and Contents

View of road on edge of polder, possibly Wieringermeer, Netherlands