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Charles-Émile Reynaud’s Théâtre Optique

France, 1892
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A performance of Pauvre Pierrot drawn by Louis Poyet Published in La Nature, No. 999 France, 1892 Courtesy Chronicle / Alamy

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Arrival of sound

Similarity: 49%

The Four Troublesome Heads

France, 1898
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"I say, Sir…" cartoon for Punch

1856
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Magic lantern slide (Cinderella at the ball)

c. 1890-1900
Similarity: 46%

Magic lantern slide (Cinderella at the ball)

c. 1890-1900
Similarity: 46%

Pettibone Paragon (Peacock) Magic Lantern Projector

United States, c. 1888
Similarity: 45%

La lanterne magique (The Magic Lantern) Thaumatrope

France, c. 1880
Similarity: 44%

Casanova 

France, 1927
Similarity: 43%

Mr & Mrs Snapshot slides

United Kingdom, 1879-1917
Similarity: 43%

Grand Théâtre Fantasmagorique shadow play set

France, c. 1900
Similarity: 43%

Slide 10

1908
Similarity: 42%

La lanterne magique (The Magic Lantern) Thaumatrope

France, c. 1880
Similarity: 42%

Mr & Mrs Snapshot slides

United Kingdom, 1879-1917
Similarity: 42%

Casanova 

France, 1927
Similarity: 42%

Mr & Mrs Snapshot slides

United Kingdom, 1879-1917
Similarity: 42%

Thomas Alva Edison

United States, c. 1900
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Mr & Mrs Snapshot slides

United Kingdom, 1879-1917
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Georges Méliès in Un homme de têtes (The Four Troublesome Heads)

France, 1898
Similarity: 41%
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