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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

More ‘Old PhArt’ photos now available

50 more historical photos

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Posted on November 20, 2017 by magiclanternistPosted in photographsTagged america, art, birmingham, brooklyn bridge, Brunel, london, New York, photo, photography, police, railway, river police, thames, victorian. Leave a comment

Read all about it ….. transformer robot appears in 1830s painting!

The latest newsletter from the Magic Lantern Society

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Posted on July 8, 2017 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slidesTagged art, history, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, magic lantern society, optical iiusion, optical toy, victorian. Leave a comment

‘Victorian optical entertainments’ talks and seminars

Talks and seminars on Victorian optical entertainments

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Posted on June 10, 2017 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

Hand painted magic lantern slide of Naples and Mount Vesuvius

A hand painted magic lantern slide of Naples and Mount Vesuvius

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Posted on January 31, 2017 by magiclanternistPosted in Hand painted slides, magic lantern slidesTagged art, artist, history, italy, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, naples, painting, pompeii, vesuvius. Leave a comment

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