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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

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

Photos of London in the 1970s

1970s transparencies of London

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Posted on March 8, 2017April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in photographsTagged 1970s, history, london, photo slides, photography. 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

Spooner’s Protean Views

Spooner's Protean View of Lake Windermere

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Posted on December 18, 2016April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in optical toysTagged lake windermere, london, london and greenwich railway, NADFAS, NADFAS lecture, optical toys, spooners protean views, victorian. 1 Comment

Shipbuilding on the River Thames magic lantern slides

Ship building Victorian magic lantern slides

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Posted on December 14, 2016April 18, 2020 by magiclanternistPosted in magic lantern slides, Photographic magic lantern slidesTagged history, industry, london, magic lantern, magic lantern slides, man of war, photo, River Clyde, Royal Navy, ship building, shipbuilding, victorian. Leave a comment

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