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Category: Victorian optical entertainments

Victorian chromo-lithographs

Three examples of Victorian chromo-lithographic views

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Posted on December 19, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Victorian optical entertainmentsTagged colour printing, edinburgh, history, jersey, london, picture, postcards, printing, social history, victorian. Leave a comment

Victorian Ghost Shows

Ghost shows in Victorian London

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Posted on June 30, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Victorian optical entertainmentsTagged film, ghost, history, london, optical, peppers ghost, theatre, university of westminster, victorian, victorian theatre. Leave a comment

‘Victorian optical entertainments’ talks and seminars

Talks and seminars on Victorian optical entertainments

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Posted on June 10, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Victorian optical entertainmentsTagged art, art history, family history, film, history, magic lantern, magic lantern show, NADFAS, photography, social history, u3a. Leave a comment

Albert Smith’s Moving Panorama

A pre-cinema moving picture entertainment

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Posted on February 16, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in Victorian optical entertainmentsTagged albert smith, cinema, egyptian hall, history, london, optical illusion, panorama, theatre, victorian. Leave a comment

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