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Authentic Victorian magic lantern shows

Authentic Victorian magic lantern shows

Magic lantern shows in the 2020s

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Posted on February 23, 2020April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slidesTagged magic lantern, magic lantern show, music hall, optical entertainments, pre cinema, slide show, social history, victorian entertainments, victorian showman, victorian slide shows. Leave a comment

Edwardian four-seat cycle racing

Edwardian four-seat cycle racing

A magic lantern slide of cycle racing at a velodrom

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Posted on January 19, 2020April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, photographsTagged bicycle, cycle, cycling, cyclist, early, magic lantern, race, racing, slides, tandem, velodrome, victorian, vintage. Leave a comment

A white-knuckle London tram ride

A white-knuckle London tram ride

A magic lantern slide of a London tram

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Posted on January 14, 2020April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slidesTagged health and safety, history, london, magic lantern, photo, photograph, photography, social history, tram, transport, tube, underground. Leave a comment

Trams in Leeds

Trams in Leeds

A Victorian magic lantern slide of trams in Leeds

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Posted on January 3, 2020April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Photographic magic lantern slidesTagged ebay, greetings card, history, leeds, local history, magic lantern, photo, photography, tram, tramway, victorian, yorkshire. Leave a comment

Happy Christmas to Victorians everywhere

Happy Christmas to Victorians everywhere

Christmas magic lantern slides

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Posted on December 24, 2019April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slidesTagged children, christmas, history, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, photography, victorian. Leave a comment

Dramatic early photograph of a steam train in Bushey

Dramatic early photograph of a steam train in Bushey

A photographic magic lantern slide of a steam locomotive picking up water in Bushey

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Posted on December 21, 2019April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Photographic magic lantern slidesTagged bushey, hertfordshire, history, locomotive, magic lantern slides, photographs, photography, railway, steam engine, victorian. Leave a comment

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