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Showcase Collection: 1989 Christmas Cards
This December marks another showcase of vintage greeting cards. Our cards, all a part of the Astle-Alpaugh family collection, span decades of holiday seasons. This year, we are sharing 25 greeting cards from December 1989. Click on the images below to better view all 25 of the greeting cards. We…
Lantern Slides: South America
Lantern slides – images or photographs laid on glass and projected by “magic” lantern viewing devices – have their origins in the 17th century and for hundreds of years brought history, geography, and culture to life before radio, television, movies, overhead projectors, and computers. (Information taken from MagicLanternSociety.org.) The black-and-white…
Yellowstone Valley Lantern Slides
Lantern slides – images or photographs laid on glass and projected by “magic” lantern viewing devices – have their origins in the 17th century and for hundreds of years brought history, geography, and culture to life before radio, television, movies, overhead projectors, and computers. (Information taken from MagicLanternSociety.org.) This collection…
Mount Washington Lantern Slides
Lantern slides – images or photographs laid on glass and projected by “magic” lantern viewing devices – have their origins in the 17th century and for hundreds of years brought history, geography, and culture to life before radio, television, movies, overhead projectors, and computers. (Information taken from MagicLanternSociety.org.) Included in…
The Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph
The Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph and Diamond Disc Record are types of phonograph players and accompanying records marketed by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. from 1912-1929. The “Diamond” name comes from the phonograph’s diamond-shaped stylus. The records, proprietary in manufacture, could only be played on the Diamond Disc Phonograph, meaning they…
