Slide set: The donkey and the mill (recitation: York & Son, 12 slides, in/before 1888)

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Individual slides contained in this set (listed below slide images)

Slide 1**

The peasant and his donkey hasten to the mill

Slide 2**

He fastens his donkey to the sail of the mill

Slide 3**

The wicked miller sets the mill going

Slide 4**

Up goes the donkey

Slide 5**

The poor man hangs by the donkey's tail

Slide 6**

The hair gives way, and down he comes

Slide 7**

The miller is enjoying the sport

Slide 8**

The peasant gets knocked over by the mill

Slide 9**

The mill stops, but the donkey is dead. He vows vengeance

Slide 10**

At night he comes and saws away the mill

Slide 11**

Crack, crack, and at last over goes the mill and miller

Slide 12**

This is the miller's punishment, and the peasant's revenge

** there are alternative versions or views of this slide

Slide title

Format

Image type

Production

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1

The peasant and his donkey hasten to the mill

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

2

He fastens his donkey to the sail of the mill

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

3

The wicked miller sets the mill going

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

4

Up goes the donkey

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

5

The poor man hangs by the donkey's tail

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

6

The hair gives way, and down he comes

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

7

The miller is enjoying the sport

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

8

The peasant gets knocked over by the mill

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

9

The mill stops, but the donkey is dead. He vows vengeance

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Animal (land) – donkey | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

10

At night he comes and saws away the mill

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

11

Crack, crack, and at last over goes the mill and miller

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

12

This is the miller's punishment, and the peasant's revenge

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Drawing / painting / print

Photography

N/A

image content: Human figure – man | Building or structure (exterior) – windmill

Lucerna ID 3001899

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 18 March 2024

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