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Category: Hand painted slides

Aladdin magic lantern slides

Three Victorian magic lantern slides of Aladdin

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Posted on November 15, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged aladdin, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, pantomime, social history, victorian. Leave a comment

Magic lantern horror shows

Phantasmagoria magic lantern shows in 1800

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Posted on August 17, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged cinema, france, history, horror film, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, optical illusion, paris, phantasmagoria, social history, victorian. Leave a comment

Moving pictures before the Movies

Magic lantern slides that create the illusion of movement

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Posted on July 6, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged cinema, early, history, magic lantern, magic lantern show, magic lantern slides, movies, optical illusion, optical toys, theatre, victorian. Leave a comment

The Thames Tunnel magic lantern slide

A mid Victorian magic lantern slide of the Thames Tunnel

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Posted on June 15, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged Brunel, civil engineering, history, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, london, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, river thames, thames tunnel. Leave a comment

Christian magic lantern slides

Three Victorian magic lantern slides of the hymn Abide With Me

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Posted on June 6, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged christianity, church, history, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, photography, victorian. Leave a comment

A Victorian railway disaster averted – a set of magic lantern slides

A morality tale about long working hours on Victorian railways

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Posted on May 29, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged history, magic lantern, magic lantern show, magic lantern slides, morality, photography, railway accident, railway disaster, victorian. Leave a comment

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