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Gift of G. Fox & Co., 1949.2.25  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Lantern Slide
Gift of G. Fox & Co., 1949.2.25 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Lantern Slide

Date1850-1920
MediumWood, glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 4 x 10 x 7/16in. (10.2 x 25.4 x 1.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of G. Fox & Co.
DescriptionAn animated magic lantern slide in a wood frame. The rectangular wood frame has a square opening in the center with a piece of glass painted with a small figure of a man wearing a hat and carrying a shovel and a bucket. A secondary rectangular piece of glass is contact printed with a winter village scene. The scene from left to right has a Swiss style house with a backyard with a covered haystack, then at the far right is a stone catherdral style church building. There are several leafless trees and snow on the ground and on the buildings. When the secondary piece of glass is pulled from left to right the man on the square glass appears to be moving through the scene.
Object number1949.2.25
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Collections
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