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1. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy 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.
2. 8 Drawer Cabinet 8 Drawer Cabinet United States; Homemade furniture; Wooden cabinets; Horseshoe nail boxes; Blacksmithing; Blacksmiths This is an 8 drawer cabinet made using horseshoe nail boxes as drawers. The drawers are furnished with white porcelain 1" diameter drawer pulls held with a bolt and nut. There is no back to the cabinet....
3. Holger Cahill Holger Cahill United States. Works Progress Administration; Federal Arts Project; Federal aid to the arts--United States; WPA Photograph, b/w
4. Mosaic mural Mosaic mural United States. Works Progress Administration; Federal Arts Project; Federal aid to the arts--United States; WPA; Mosaic; Murals Mosaic mural on the facade of the Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, ca. 1937.
5. Transparency, lantern slide Transparency, lantern slide United States; Glass slide; Slide transparency; Magic lantern; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toy; Toys Glass rectangular slide with painting pictures of men riding animals: rabbit, bird, frog rooster
6. Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Reflector; Tailor; Tailor's lamp This whale oil lamp is made of pewter. The foot holds a vertical cylindrical reservoir above which are held the typical parallel double wicks of the whale oil lamp. On either side of the wicks are two...
7. Lantern, Buggy Lantern, Buggy Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Buggy; Kerosene Rectangular buggy lantern. This rectangular lantern has a square footprint and has thin glass panes on three sides. One side opens via hinge to provide for igniting the lantern. The fourth side of the...
8. Lantern, Buggy Lantern, Buggy Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Buggy; Kerosene Rectangular buggy lantern. This rectangular lantern has a square footprint and has thin glass panes on three sides. One side opens via hinge to provide for igniting the lantern. The fourth side of the...
9. Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Lamp, whale oil with double reflector Whale; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Reflector; Tailor; Tailor's lamp This whale oil lamp is made of pewter. The foot holds a vertical cylindrical reservoir above which are held the typical parallel double wicks of the whale oil lamp. On either side of the wicks are two...
10. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with a handpainted scene depicting circus performers. On the left is a man training a black horse. On the right are two acrobatic clowns performing stunts with papered hoops.
11. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with five scenes of people hunting in roundels framed in black background.
12. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with five handpainted animals: a rabbit, a deer, a bear, a wild boar and a fox.
13. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with five handpainted animal heads in roundels surrounded by a black background. They include: a bulldog, a monkey, a lion, a bear and another dog.
14. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide depicting five children. The first looks at the viewer full face, wears a ruffled collar and holds a whip behind his back; the second, in profile, wears a long coat, a blue feathered...
15. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with a handpainted scene of four groups enjoying spring and summer activities: two people flying a kite, a man and his dog setting off on a hunt, two girls picking flowers, a...
16. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with handpainted scenes of winter activities. People are engaged in ice-skating, making snowmen, sleigh-riding.
17. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with five handpainted groups. The first three groups go together and tell the story of a boy who stole a man's cigar; the fourth and fifth tell the story of a boy who stole some...
18. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy 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.
19. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with a handpainted scene of four groups of people enjoying winter activities: two sets of boys having a snowball fight, a girl riding in a sleigh chair across a frozen lake, and...
20. Slide, Magic Lantern Slide, Magic Lantern United States; Glass slide; Magic lantern; Lantern slide; Slide transparency; Lanterns; Entertainment; Toys; Toy A rectangular glass slide with handpainted faces of children. A black background is painted with the children's faces shown in roundels with a clear background.
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