Magic Lantern Slides (7 results)

This is a mixed bag. Five are Underwood images and they are all beautifully hand colored and four are privately made. All are 4 x 3 3/4 inches, in very good condition. The Underwoods have printed captions and the privates have manuscript captions.The Underwood titles are; 6165. Evening on the Desert, Navajo Reservation, Arizona )Showing a chief seated and wearing full head dress). 6178. Home Duties of the Hopi Man, Oariabi, Arizona; 6188; Blanket Weaving- a Hopi Indian at Work, Arizona; 6167. At Breakfast, typical desert home of Navajo Indians, Ariz,; 6168. Navajo Blanket weaving on the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona [the privates start here]'Arid Region Utah. [showing a cart with 4 hprses with an Indian seated on the ground[; Ojibway Beadwork; Indian Beadwork; Apache Indian Baskets.

Condition: Very good. Original magic lantern slides created by James Huntington for Paul Monroe. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Features 46 black and white slides, each measuring 3.25" x 4", two panes of glass held together by black paper tape. Stated at bottom of each slide "Illustrations in the History of Education, prepared by Paul Monroe, Ph.D., of Teachers College, Columbia University, New York." At the top of each individual slide is a handwritten label describing the image. Light soiling to corners, with images still clear and visible. Housed in wooden lantern slide storage box, 17.5" x 5" x 4.25", with four slightly rusted but functional hinged clasps and a broken leather handle on top. A unique set of historic images of schools from around the world. Paul Monroe (1869-1947) was an American historian and educator. Early in his career, Monroe wrote A Text-Book in the History of Education (1905) and soon after A Brief Course in the History of Education (1907), chronicling the various approaches to educating people throughout history. The lantern slides featured in this set align with the material covered in his writing and were likely used during his lectures, which took place at Columbia, Yale and the University of California. Monroe went on to improve methods of education around the world, primarily focusing his work in China.

Ten Keystone Magic Lantern Slides concerning silk farming in Japan. Reputedly by photographer William Rau. All are numbered and with printed captions. Many have longer descriptions issued by Keystone (excised from the booklet that accompanied the entire set). Slides offered here are; 525-Fujiyama; 527-Girls Putting the Finishing Touches on Bamboo Baskets; 534-A Charming Outlook Over Fertile Fields and Cozt Homes at Kiriu, Japan; 535-A Japanese Garden; 536-Silkworm Incubator; 537-Gathering Mulberry Leaves for Silkworms; 538-Feeding Mulberry Leaves to Silkworms; 539-Cocoons of Silkworms; 540-Reeling Silk from Cocoons; 541-One of Japan's Largest Silk Weaving Plants, kiriu. All are sleeved and in excellent condition.

These seem to be part of a Keystone series but information is hard to obtain so we will just present the titles. All are 4 x 3 3/4 inches, in very good condition and with printed captions;Titles are; 12812. Junction of Colorado and San Juan Rivers, Canal Route, Nicaragua, C.A.; 12889. Government Railway Station, Granada, Nicaragua; 12833. San Carlos and San Juan River, Nicaragua, C.A.; 12856. The Smoking Terror, "Momotombo" Volcano, Nicaragua. C.A. ; 12844; Using Nature's Own Tub and Washboards on Lake Nicaragua, Granada, C,A,; 12842. Good Friday Celebration, Franciscan Church and Monastery, Nicaragua C.A.; 12840. In Old Grenada by the Lake. Its Tiled Roofs and Low-arched Corridors, Nicaragua C.A.; 12857. Dome and Turret Crowned Cathedral Roof and Three of the "Volcanic Marvels"; 12858; O'er Floral and Sculptured Adornments Towers the Historic Cathedral, Leon, Nicaragua, C.A.; 12845; Landing on Beautiful Lake Nicaragua, Granada, Nicaragua, C.A.; 12850. An Architectural Monument to the intrepid and Zealous Old Monks of the Conquest, Nicaragua C.A.;12854. The Picturesque City Market, Masaya, Nicaragua; 12848. The Breezy Heights of Saratoag, Looking across Apoya Lagoon to Lake Nicaragua; 12834, Bronzed colored maidens assorting coffee, Nicaragua;Water vendor and ox cart on Lake Managua; 12835. Golden and Luscious Mangoes, the Favorite Food of the Natives, Nicaragua, C,A,The last three are hand-colored.

Glass. Condition: Near fine. Civil War Magic Lantern Slides - The Destruction and Occupation of Atlanta. Collection of 41 Civil War Magic Lantern slides, produced from photographs and stereoviews. (illustrator). First Edition. Each slide measures 3.25 x 4.0 inches. Many with paper descriptions and" Atlanta Public Schools - Department of Visual Instruction" stamp on verso. One plate with crack, still stable. Includes the following notable images: Rebuilding of Peachtree Street (1868), Atlanta Medical College (1855), Destruction of "Potter House" (1864), destruction of Atlanta communication system (1864), Atlanta 5-Points Grand Opera House, Atlanta Young Men's Library (1879), Joseph Smith Family Grocer (1870s), Kennesaw Mountain (1887), Five Points when Federal Troops entered Atlanta (1864), Federal entrenchments at Kennesaw Mountain (1864), Bridge across Chattahoochee (1864), Federal pontoon boats crossing Chattahochee (1864), Federal troops in Confederate Trenches (1864), The Great Atlanta Fire - 4th Ward (1917), smoke and burning buildings (1864 est.). Housed in wood box, brass clip on side.

Remarkable, all-encompassing collection of turn-of-the-century magic lantern slides. Several of the slides show cavalry horses: the "Krigen, 1848-1864" set includes (no. 45) an equestrian portrait of General Bülow, victor of the 1849 Battle of Fredericia, painted by Aug. Jerndorff; (no. 29) Friedrich von Schleppegrell riding at the battle of Isted; (no. 26) General Krogh on horseback (all V. Richter, Kopenhagen); no. 20. captioned "Pferdeablieferung" (horse delivery).A box lebelled "København" includes: (no. 21) Brandmajoren rykker ud; (no. 20) a fire at the time of King Frederik VI of Denmark (d. 1839).Other slides show workhorses in Denmark and Sweden during haying-time or spreading manure, as well as works of the Danish painter Otto Bache: the Coronation of Christian IV in 1596; the conspirators escaping from Finderup on horseback after having murdered Eric V of Denmark in 1286. The collection also contains copies of paintings by various artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Rembrandt. Among the remaining slides, we find astronomical illustrations and pictures of observatories (Greenwich, Delhi, Potsdam, etc.); as well as numerous photographs and paintings of landscapes, people and architecture in Africa, Asia, Europe, China and America. Housed in the original publisher's wooden boxes. Includes 2 original projectors and 1 camera. More than 400 glass slides depicting various motifs related to coal mining, chemical processes and astronomy, as well as topographical motifs from Asia, Africa, China, Europe and America.

More than 400 glass slides depicting various motifs of coal mining, chemical processes, astronomy and topographical motifs from Asia, Africa, China, Europe and America. Housed in original wooden boxes. Includes 2 original projectors and 1 camera. Remarkable, encompassing collection of turn-of-the-century Magic Lantern slides. Several of the slides show cavalry horses: the "Krigen, 1848-1864" set includes (no. 45) an equestrian portrait of General Bülow, victor of the 1849 Battle of Fredericia, painted by Aug. Jerndorff; (no. 29) Friedrich von Schleppegrell riding at the battle of Isted; (no. 26) General Krogh on horseback (all V. Richter, Kopenhagen); no. 20. captioned "Pferdeablieferung" (horse delivery). A box labelled "København" includes: (no. 21) Brandmajoren rykker ud; (no. 20) a fire at the time of Frederik VI. Other slides show workhorses in Denmark and Sweden during haying-time or spreading manure, as well as works of the Danish painter Otto Bache: the Coronation of Christian IV in 1596; the conspirators escaping from Finderup on horseback after having murdered Eric V of Denmark. The collection also contains copies of paintings by various artists, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Rembrandt. Among the remaining slides, we find astronomic illustrations and pictures of observatories (Greenwich, Delhi, Potsdam, etc.); as well as numerous photographs and paintings of landscapes, people and architecture in Africa, Asia, Europe, China and America.