Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

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

Summary

Extent:
1.0 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Creator:
University of Michigan and University of Texas
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.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

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.

Political map of Europe and international alliances

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

Map of Europe grouping countries together by geographic location

Map of the world with Europe highlighted

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Political map of the Dutch-German boundary from 1559

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

Map of Austria in central Europe

Map of Roman Austria with military maneuvers

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

Map of 14th century Holland

Map of 17th century Holland

Map of the Netherlands showing polders and future irrigation plans

Map of the Netherlands showing polders and future irrigation plans

Map of northern Netherlands detailing plans for IJsselmeer lake and polders

Map of northern Netherlands detailing plans for IJsselmeer lake and polders

Map of reclaimed lands in the Netherlands

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

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

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

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

Map showing the depth of the Zuyderzee before enclosing with dikes

Plan of the Wieringermeer polder

Plan of the Wieringermeer polder

Cross section of a polder dike and dam

Aerial view of land inundated by water

Aerial view of hothouses

Dutch windmill with attached buildings and land

Flooded rural building

Buildings along a canal in Amsterdam

Aerial photograph of the Lely pumping station

Bikers riding near a small bridge over a Leiden canal

Part of IJssel Lake reclaimed for farm land

Aerial view of farm plots and small community in Middenmeer

Images of Wieringermeer before, during, and after inundation

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

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of city hall

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

Aerial view of Rotterdam

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

Dry dock in Rotterdam

Aerial view of the Urkerland polder

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

Aerial view of farm plots in Wieringermeer

Farmer ploughing reclaimed land in Wieringermeer

Farmer assessing crop on farm land

Flooded building

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

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

Buildings in Alpbach

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

Roman ruins of the Heidentor of Carnuntum in present day Petronell

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

View of Gosau Lake (Gosaulacke) facing south towards Dachstein

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

View of road and farm building

Aerial view of the town of Schrattenthal from Schneeberg

View of Salzburg looking towards Fortress Hohensalzburg

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

Aerial view of building and hills in Tyrol

Courtyard of a large estate in Weissenkirchen

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

Map of the eastern boundary of Austria

View of Velden am Worthersee, including Velden Bay

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

Mining equipment and view of valley below

View of the dam and mountains beyond

Buildings near and onlookers near the Hafelekarspitze

View of the Roman Road through trees

Farmers working on a hill in Tyrol

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

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

View of Longwy with steel factory in background

Interior of Longwy steel factory, featuring furnaces and equipment

View of abandoned Maginot Fort

View of Genissiat Dam

Damaged phosphate plant after air attacks in 1944

Buildings bordering a canal

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

Steel plant machinery and equipment

Cologne after bombing with view of the Cologne Cathedral

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

View of Cannock Chase buildings

Aerial view of Clent Hills

Gondoliers, gondolas, and passengers on Venetian canal

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

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

View of Zurich and the Limmat river

View of Geneva, including Mont Blanc in background

View of Swiss countryside with Mont Blanc in the background

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

Farmer tilling field with mechanical digger in unknown European location

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

Destroyed dike or dam, possibly in Wieringermeer, Netherlands

Aerial view of three windmills, likely in Holland

View of European port, likely in Netherlands

Unidentified map, likely European

Unidentified topographical map, likely European

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

Biographical / historical:

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.

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.

Arrangement:

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

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard