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First World War YMCA ‘Huts’

First World War YMCA ‘Huts’

Magic lantern slides of WW1 YMCA huts

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Posted on December 14, 2019December 21, 2019 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Photographic magic lantern slides, UncategorizedTagged book, first world war, history, london, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, photography, photos, WW1, YMCA, YMCA hut. Leave a comment

Cadbury’s ‘Welcome’ magic lantern slide

Cadbury’s ‘Welcome’ magic lantern slide

A Victorian magic lantern slide

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Posted on December 13, 2019December 21, 2019 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Motto slidesTagged cadburys, cadburys chocolate, history, magic lantern, magic lantern show, magic lantern slide, social history, victorian. Leave a comment

Christmas magic lantern slides

Christmas magic lantern slides

Christmas magic lantern slides

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Featured Post by magiclanternistPosted in Cinema history, magic lantern slidesTagged christmas, cinema, first world war, history, hospital, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, victorian. Leave a comment

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

Cheers!

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

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