Magic Lantern History Movies

The magic lantern is an early form of projector, throwing an enlarged image of a transparency on a white screen. It was invented about 1660.

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• Professor Heard's Magic Lantern Shows - The history of lanterns is explained, a programme is presented.
  
• Ballaert, Herman: Galantee Show - Shows by a Belgian artist. Includes a preview and contat information. [Requires Flash] [BE-9800 Deinze]
  
• Antique Lantern Slides - Different slide types are explained, slides are shown.
  
• Magic Lantern Society of United States and Canada - Dedicated to collecting and sharing information about these antique precursors to modern day movies and slides. Membership information available.
  
• The Magic Lantern Society - The society and their activities in preserving the technology are presented. Details of their conferences, library, and membership. [UK]
  
• Magic Lantern Castle Museum - Museum dedicated solely to the history of the Magic Lantern. [USA, Texas]
  
• A Victorian Magic Lantern - Slides of a show in Norfolk are displayed and explained.
  
• George Eastman House: Pre-Cinema Project - The on-line image collection shows different slides.
  
• The American Magic-Lantern Theater - The repertoire is listed, a schedule is available.
  
• Magic Lantern, Toverlantaarn - Short description of the history of the lantern. Included are some animations and the oldest drawing of a magic lantern, date 1420.
  
• Magic Lantern India. - William Henry Jackson's Magic Lantern Slides of India in 1895
  
  

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