American history wooden magic lantern slide (Children playing)

United States, c. 1890

Courtesy Robert Lutz

Object On display

Photograph by Egmont Contreras

From a set of 18 ‘American History’ wooden magic lantern slides

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

23 June 2023

ACMI: Gallery 1

Credits

Production places

United States

Production dates

c. 1890

Appears in

Group of items

American History magic lantern slides

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

AEO186831

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Pictures → MI-02. Play and Illusion → MI-02-C01 → Panel A5

Measurements

102 x 179 x 10mm

Object Types

3D Object

Glass slide/Pictorial

Materials

wood frame, glass plate, emulsion, ink, metal

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