http://scrc.gmu.edu/finding_aids/drennon.html Guide to the Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection, 1930s-1950 Christine Drennon European lantern slide C0068 Finding aid prepared by Amanda Brent George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center. January 2019 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-01-28T09:40-0500 Description is in English 2019-02-13 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Descriptive Summary Christine Drennon European lantern slide collection C0068 George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center English 1.0 linear feet (2 boxes) 1930s - 1950 This collection contains lantern slides with images and maps of European cities in countries such as the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. University of Michigan University of Texas Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

 Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

 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 Information

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.

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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--Europe. Le Havre (France)--Slides. Longwy (France)--Slides. Netherlands--Slides. Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy)--Slides. Polders--Netherlands--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. Contents List 1 1 "Toward Integration of Europe" map, circa 1940s

Political map of Europe and international alliances

1 2 "East Central Europe - The Shatter Belt" map, circa 1940s

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

1 3 Map of Europe, circa 1940s

Map of Europe grouping countries together by geographic location

1 4 World map with Europe highlighted, circa 1940s

Map of the world with Europe highlighted

1 5 "'Marshall Plan in Action' Trip to W. Europe" map, 1948

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

1 6 "The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 7 "The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 8 "The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 9 "The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 10 "The Dutch-German Boundary Changes - 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 11 "The Dutch-German Boundary" map - 1950, circa 1950s

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

1 12 "The Dutch-German Boundary 1559 - 1948" map, circa 1940s

Political map of the Dutch-German boundary from 1559

1 13 "Site and Situation of the Vienna Basin" map, circa 1940s

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

1 14 "Austria in Central Europe" map, circa 1940s

Map of Austria in central Europe

1 15 "Austria Romana, 300 A.D." map, circa 1940s

Map of Roman Austria with military maneuvers

1 16 "Colonisation Through Conversion 750-795, 810-900, After 955" map, circa 1940s

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

1 17 Holland - 1300 map, circa 1940s

Map of 14th century Holland

1 18 Holland - 1600 map, circa 1940s

Map of 17th century Holland

1 19 "General Map of the Netherlands", circa 1940s

Map of the Netherlands showing polders and future irrigation plans

1 20 "General Map of the Netherlands" - "Netherlands and future plans", circa 1940s

Map of the Netherlands showing polders and future irrigation plans

1 21 Netherlands reclaiming project - IJsselmeer map, circa 1940s

Map of northern Netherlands detailing plans for IJsselmeer lake and polders

1 22 Netherlands reclaiming project - IJsselmeer map, circa 1940s

Map of northern Netherlands detailing plans for IJsselmeer lake and polders

1 23 Map of the Netherlands - reclaimed land - 1947, circa 1940s

Map of reclaimed lands in the Netherlands

1 24 Dinxperlo, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 25 Losser, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission, 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 26 Sittard, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission" map, circa 1940s

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

1 27 "Westerwoldche" Westerwolde, Netherlands - "Demarcation Commission, 1949" map, circa 1940s

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

1 28 "The Zuerderzee Before the Closing" map, circa 1940s

Map showing the depth of the Zuyderzee before enclosing with dikes

1 29 Wieringermeer, Netherlands - polder map, circa 1940s

Plan of the Wieringermeer polder

1 30 Wieringermeer, Netherlands - polder map, circa 1940s

Plan of the Wieringermeer polder

1 31 "Polder Dike - Enclosing Dam" diagram, circa 1940s

Cross section of a polder dike and dam

1 32 "Netherlands: 1945 Inundation", circa 1940s

Aerial view of land inundated by water

1 33 "Netherlands: Hothouses", circa 1940s

Aerial view of hothouses

1 34 "Holland" - windmill, circa 1940s

Dutch windmill with attached buildings and land

1 35 "Netherlands: Flooded area", circa 1940s

Flooded rural building

1 36 "Netherlands: Amsterdam", circa 1940s

Buildings along a canal in Amsterdam

1 37 "Lely Pumping Station Near Medemblick" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial photograph of the Lely pumping station

1 38 "Leiden, Holland, 1948" , circa 1940s

Bikers riding near a small bridge over a Leiden canal

1 39 "Part of IJssel Lake" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Part of IJssel Lake reclaimed for farm land

1 40 "Middenmeer" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial view of farm plots and small community in Middenmeer

1 41 "A village in the Wieringermeer" - "Middenmeer 1938, [19]45, [19]47" - Netherlands , circa 1940s

Images of Wieringermeer before, during, and after inundation

1 42 "Rotterdam, 1939" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

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

1 43 "Rotterdam 1939" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

1 44 "Rotterdam 1939" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of city hall

1 45 "Rotterdam 1946 - Townhall" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

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

1 46 "Rotterdam 1948" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial view of Rotterdam

1 47 "Rotterdam 1948" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial photograph of Rotterdam with view of Rotterdam Centraal railway station

1 48 "Dry dock - Rotterdam, 1948" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Dry dock in Rotterdam

1 49 "Urkerland Polder" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

Aerial view of the Urkerland polder

1 50 "Dike w. Rd [?] Holland and Friesland" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

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

1 51 "Wieringermeer - fertile land" - Netherlands , circa 1940s

Aerial view of farm plots in Wieringermeer

1 52 "Wieringermeer: 1st ploughing" - Netherlands , circa 1940s

Farmer ploughing reclaimed land in Wieringermeer

1 53 "Netherlands: Reclaimed Land 1948 - Wieringermeer", circa 1940s

Farmer assessing crop on farm land

1 54 "1945 - Wiedemeer polder" - Netherlands , circa 1940s

Flooded building

1 55 "The Wieringermeer. Before, during, and after the intentional flooding by the Germans in April 1945" - Netherlands, circa 1940s

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

1 56 "Austria: Austrian - Italian Border, s. of Villach", circa 1940s

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

1 57 Alpbach, Tyrol (Tyrol), Austria, circa 1940s

Buildings in Alpbach

1 58 Brenner Pass, Austria, circa 1940s

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

1 59 Roman city of Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria, circa 1940s

Roman ruins of the Heidentor of Carnuntum in present day Petronell

1 60 "Austria: Road to Grossglockner tow. S", circa 1940s

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

1 61 Gosau Lake, Austria, circa 1940s

View of Gosau Lake (Gosaulacke) facing south towards Dachstein

1 62 Perchtoldsdorf, Austria, circa 1940s

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

1 63 "Frankish Farm Near St. Poelten, Lower Austria (Vierkanter)", circa 1940s

View of road and farm building

1 64 Schrattenthal from Schneeberg, Lower Austria, circa 1940s

Aerial view of the town of Schrattenthal from Schneeberg

1 65 Salzburg, Austria - facing west, circa 1940s

View of Salzburg looking towards Fortress Hohensalzburg

1 66 Church ceiling, Tyrol, Austria, circa 1940s

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

1 67 Tyrol, Austria, circa 1940s

Aerial view of building and hills in Tyrol

1 68 Courtyard, Weissenkirchen, Lower Austria, circa 1940s

Courtyard of a large estate in Weissenkirchen

1 69 Group of people in Austrian folk costumes, New York City, NY, 1950

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

1 70 "Austria - Establishment of Eastern Boundary" map, circa 1940s

Map of the eastern boundary of Austria

1 71 Velden am Worthersee, Carinthia with view of Karawanks mountains, Austria, circa 1940s

View of Velden am Worthersee, including Velden Bay

1 72 "The Old and New Abbey of Melk on the Danube," Austria, circa 1940s

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

1 73 Erzberg mine, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria, circa 1940s

Mining equipment and view of valley below

1 74 Hydroelectric dam, Kaprun, Salzburg, Austria, circa 1940s

View of the dam and mountains beyond

1 75 Hafelekarspitze (mountain), Innsbruck, Austria, 1933, circa 1940s

Buildings near and onlookers near the Hafelekarspitze

1 76 "Roman Road Across the Central Alps" - Austria, circa 1940s

View of the Roman Road through trees

1 77 Farmers - Tyrol, Austria, circa 1940s

Farmers working on a hill in Tyrol

1 78 Danube River bend North towards Vienna, Kobenz, Austria, 1938

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

1 79 Port of Le Havre, France, 1948

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

1 80 Longwy, France, 1948

View of Longwy with steel factory in background

2 1 Interior of Longwy steel factory, France, 1948

Interior of Longwy steel factory, featuring furnaces and equipment

2 2 Abandoned Maginot Fort in Northern Frances, 1948

View of abandoned Maginot Fort

2 3 Genissiat Dam, France, 1948

View of Genissiat Dam

2 4 Phosphate plant, Mulhouse, Alsace, France, 1948

Damaged phosphate plant after air attacks in 1944

2 5 "Le Bain aux Plantes" (Herbal Bath) in Strasbourg, France, 1948

Buildings bordering a canal

2 6 View from a schlucht (chine) from top of Vosges Mountains towards Lorraine, France, 1948

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

2 7 Steel plant in Ruhr, Germany, 1948

Steel plant machinery and equipment

2 8 Cologne, Germany, 1948

Cologne after bombing with view of the Cologne Cathedral

2 9 Mill - West Midlands, England, circa 1940s

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

2 10 Coal mining town of Cannock Chase, England, circa 1940s

View of Cannock Chase buildings

2 11 Clent Hills, West Midlands, England, circa 1940s

Aerial view of Clent Hills

2 12 Gondolas on canal, Venice, Italy, 1937

Gondoliers, gondolas, and passengers on Venetian canal

2 13 Gondoliers rowing in canal, Venice, Italy, 1937

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

2 14 Piazza San Marco and gondolier, Venice, Italy, circa 1930s

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

2 15 Zurich, Switzerland, 1948

View of Zurich and the Limmat river

2 16 Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1940s

View of Geneva, including Mont Blanc in background

2 17 Mont Blanc, Switzerland, circa 1940s

View of Swiss countryside with Mont Blanc in the background

2 18 Temple of Artemis ruins, Sparta, Greece, circa 1940s

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

2 19 Farmer operating mechanical digger, Europe, circa 1940s

Farmer tilling field with mechanical digger in unknown European location

2 20 "Mechanical Trenching," Europe, circa 1940s

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

2 21 Reconstruction of West Embankment, circa 1940s

Destroyed dike or dam, possibly in Wieringermeer, Netherlands

2 22 Windmills, Holland (?), circa 1940s

Aerial view of three windmills, likely in Holland

2 23 Unidentified European port, circa 1940s

View of European port, likely in Netherlands

2 24 Unidentified map, circa 1940s

Unidentified map, likely European

2 25 Unidentified topographical map, circa 1940s

Unidentified topographical map, likely European

2 26 Dutch polder, circa 1940s

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