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Slide, Magic Lantern


Title	Slide, Magic Lantern
Coverage / Year	1850 to 1900
Description	A rectangular glass slide depicting four dogs in human dress. The background is black and the dogs faces appear in roundels. The dogs are all wearing the headgear of well dressed men.
Interpretation	Magic Lanterns were projectors which made a small, handpainted image project on a large screen. Shows were held in theatres; children had toy magic lanterns as well.
Lesson Plans / Themes	American Communities in History; Communities and Geography; How we learn about communities; Inventions Multimedia Time Line; School Museum; Introduction of artifacts as a primary source; What's That Relic?
Learning Standards	16 History; 18 Social Systems; 13 Science, Technology and Society;
Author or Creator	Unknown
Subject / Keywords	United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy
Collection Publisher	Early American Museum
Further Information	For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
Resource Identifier	1968.001.1312f
CONTENTdm file name	39037192422004_68.1.1312f.jpg