“A sleeping man having a nightmare featuring a blue mare astride a giant turtle brandishing a sword and lobster” (~1855), magic lantern slide from Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, DC (courtesy ...

More than 2,600 photos provide a time machine to the Victorian era. The pictures show Bradford, West Yorkshire in the late 1800s and early 1900s, depicting the city post-industrialisation, when it ...

Q: We are wondering about this box of about 50 glass slides with pictures from all over the United States. Everything from Niagara Falls to old railroad cars. They were distributed by the Keystone ...

National Science and Media Museum has acquired more than 2,600 magic lantern slides from the 19th and 20th Century A collection of vivid and colourful images showing life in Victorian Bradford has ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. In the silent film era, these ...

The magic lantern or Laterna Magica is an early type of image projector employing pictures on sheets of glass. Developed in the 17th century, they were commonly used for educational and entertainment ...

Hand-painted glass lantern slide illustrating scenes from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [1951-316] Hand-painted glass lantern slide illustrating scene from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by ...

Vintage magic lantern slides displaying moments from classic children's stories are on display at Leeds Central Library. The slides were designed to be used on a magic lantern, a portable device which ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The folks over at the Grand Rapids Public Library made a fascinating discovery while digging through their massive archives back in March 2021, and are now sharing them with the ...

LONG before the birth of the motion picture, audiences worldwide were entertained by magic lantern shows that brought popular stories, temperance tales and ghosts and ghouls to vivid life. Magic ...

A collection of vivid and colourful images showing life in Victorian Bradford has been acquired by a museum. The National Science and Media Museum (NSMM) is archiving more than 2,600 magic lantern ...