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Magic lantern shows at the Science and Media Museum in Bradford

Magic lantern shows at the Science and Media Museum in Bradford

A chance to see an authentic Victorian magic lantern show in Bradford on 15th November

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Posted on November 9, 2018 by magiclanternistPosted in Cinema history, magic lantern slidesTagged art, bradford, cinema, film, history, magic lantern, media museum, photography, science museum, victorian, yorkshire. Leave a comment

Christmas gifts – photo tea towels / wall art

Christmas gifts – photo tea towels / wall art

High quality tea towels / wall art with Victorian photos

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Posted on October 5, 2018 by magiclanternistPosted in Tea towels / wall artTagged christmas, climbing, edinburgh, football, forth bridge, gift, lancashire, mill workers, railway map, victorian. 1 Comment

Victorian photo T-shirts, phone cases etc.

Victorian photo T-shirts, phone cases etc.

Victorian photos on t-shirts, phone cases and more

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Posted on March 18, 2018 by magiclanternistPosted in Victorian photo T-shirtsTagged bulldog, charles dickens, dog, humour, photo, photographs, shopping, t-shirt, victorian, vintage. Leave a comment

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Christmas magic lantern slides

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Posted on December 23, 2017 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Photographic magic lantern slidesTagged christmas, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, pantomime, photography, photos, victorian. Leave a comment

Victorian chromo-lithographs

Three examples of Victorian chromo-lithographic views

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Posted on December 19, 2017 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Victorian optical entertainmentsTagged colour printing, edinburgh, history, jersey, london, picture, postcards, printing, social history, victorian. Leave a comment

Museum of the Moving Image (MOMI) in Deal, Kent

A new museum of the moving image in Kent

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Posted on December 15, 2017December 16, 2017 by magiclanternistPosted in Cinema historyTagged Cinema history, ealing films, kent, magic lantern, magic lantern show, MOMI, museum, optical toys, shadow shows, the movies. 4 Comments

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