Glass Lantern Slides

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c.1916

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Lantern slides are positive transparent photographs made on glass and viewed with the aid of a “magic lantern,” the predecessor of the slide projector. With exceptional detail and a rich tonal range lantern slide plates were commercially manufactured for home entertainment, public lectures, and photographic exhibitions from the 1860s to the 1950s.

These glass lantern slides were produced by the Keystone View Company’s Education. They developed and sold Glass lantern slides to schools throughout the country, along with stereoscopic views and equipment to view them. These slides depict the mass production of paper and fabric in Lawrence and Holyoke, Massachusetts c.1916. 

3 ¼” x 4” with black paper border. Each is labeled, captioned, and numbered 14-20. Image area is 3” x 2 ¾”. The border is torn on one side of one slide. 

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