Lantern Slides relating to Alfred Holt and Company (Blue Funnel Line)

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Group of 58 glass lantern slides depicting ships and plans. Possibly prepared for lecture purposes. Also included is a slide depicting the famous 1857 image by Robert Howlett, "Ismabard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern". Also included are framed portraits of Alfred Holt (unknown photographer) and Philip Holt (Elliott & Fry, London)..