Lantern Slides: British Isles, Scotland, Belgium

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…

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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…

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