Magic Lantern Slides

Prior to movies, magic lantern slides were omnipresent, cutting-edge entertainment. Consequently, the range of materials they covered--from juvenile to adult--was enormous--and often weird.

Joseph Boggs Beale illo.

Article on Joseph Boggs Beale.

Collection of slides online.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 05, 2011
Category: Entertainment | Technology | Nineteenth Century

Comments

WOW - Great find Paul. I absolutely love those old slides. Maybe it is because I am as old as some of them myself. :ahhh:

Posted by yogi in Kennesaw GA on 10/05/11 at 11:02 AM

Glad to be of service, yogi, especially after all your good finds!

Posted by Paul on 10/05/11 at 11:16 AM

Like the collector said, it's amazing how well some of these held up! Color photographs I took in the late 70's & early 80's are fading out even though they were professionally printed & processed and were mounted behind UV film.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/05/11 at 11:30 AM

What a beautiful and very nearly lost art. Thanks Paul.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/05/11 at 07:16 PM

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