Slide set: Beware!: or, the effects of gambling (story: Bamforth & Co., 24 slides, 1893)

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Slide 1

Well, good-bye, old fellow; mind you drop us a line when you arrive

Slide 2

Ruth sank down on a chair and burst into a flood of tears

Slide 3

There, come back, Ben, and let us have a cup of tea

Slide 4

'Heads or tails,' said Idle Sam, who was sitting on the wall. Dick was sweeping the stable yard

Slide 5

They saw the head of Mr Arnott's coachman appearing over the wall

Slide 6

'Master's compliments, and he's sent Mrs Macintosh a little fruit'

Slide 7

'He's not there, ma'am, and Barton knows nothing about him'

Slide 8

'Take this to Mr Freeman's,' she said, in a tone of displeasure

Slide 9

'And now, Dawson, shall I tell papa of this, or will you and Barton speak to the boy'

Slide 10

'If you take up with that boy Sam, you'll rue the day you ever saw him'

Slide 11

In a minute or two Dick was persuaded to bet on the throw, in place of simply guessing as at first

Slide 12

'If you mean Mr Barton, Sam, I'd advise you to take care what you say'

Slide 13

'Here's where I'm going to,' said Dick, stopping opposite a grocer's shop

Slide 14

Ruth was sitting at the door knitting; she saw Ben in the distance

Slide 15

Ruth took the letter and kissed it again and again

Slide 16

He read on slowly for some time, Ruth listening with rapt attention

Slide 17

He flung his head down upon his arms and groaned aloud

Slide 18

'Ben, he never did it!' said Ruth in a calm, distinct voice

Slide 19

'Oh, sir,' cried Ruth, as she set a chair, 'Ben's in great trouble'

Slide 20

'And now, sir, if I may make so bold, how -- has he written to you?'

Slide 21

'Well, my good friend, let me hear first what your account of the matter is'

Slide 22

'The letter, I find, is from Capt. Macintosh's coachman,' said the minister

Slide 23

By return of post, the reply came, a long carefully written account

Slide 24

'Your son is acquitted!' was the clergyman's simple greeting

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Format

Image type

Production

Background

1

Well, good-bye, old fellow; mind you drop us a line when you arrive

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Exterior location

location: Brockholes Railway Station, Brockholes, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Vehicle – train | Building or structure (exterior) – railway station | Building or structure (exterior) – bridge | Vehicle – railway carriage

2

Ruth sank down on a chair and burst into a flood of tears

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

3

There, come back, Ben, and let us have a cup of tea

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

4

'Heads or tails,' said Idle Sam, who was sitting on the wall. Dick was sweeping the stable yard

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

5

They saw the head of Mr Arnott's coachman appearing over the wall

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

6

'Master's compliments, and he's sent Mrs Macintosh a little fruit'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Exterior location

7

'He's not there, ma'am, and Barton knows nothing about him'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

8

'Take this to Mr Freeman's,' she said, in a tone of displeasure

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

9

'And now, Dawson, shall I tell papa of this, or will you and Barton speak to the boy'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

10

'If you take up with that boy Sam, you'll rue the day you ever saw him'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

11

In a minute or two Dick was persuaded to bet on the throw, in place of simply guessing as at first

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Exterior location

12

'If you mean Mr Barton, Sam, I'd advise you to take care what you say'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Exterior location

13

'Here's where I'm going to,' said Dick, stopping opposite a grocer's shop

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Exterior location

image content: Building or structure (exterior) – shop (exterior)

14

Ruth was sitting at the door knitting; she saw Ben in the distance

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: Building feature – fireplace

15

Ruth took the letter and kissed it again and again

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

16

He read on slowly for some time, Ruth listening with rapt attention

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

17

He flung his head down upon his arms and groaned aloud

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

18

'Ben, he never did it!' said Ruth in a calm, distinct voice

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

19

'Oh, sir,' cried Ruth, as she set a chair, 'Ben's in great trouble'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

20

'And now, sir, if I may make so bold, how -- has he written to you?'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

21

'Well, my good friend, let me hear first what your account of the matter is'

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

22

'The letter, I find, is from Capt. Macintosh's coachman,' said the minister

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

23

By return of post, the reply came, a long carefully written account

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

24

'Your son is acquitted!' was the clergyman's simple greeting

Standard glass slide:
3¼ inches (83mm) square

Life model

Photography

Studio set

image content: BAMFORTH, James (1842-1911) | Building feature – fireplace

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