Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Magic Lanterns, Magic Mirrors
Like fun house mirrors, motion pictures over the past one hundred years have reflected, challenged, influenced, and altered our visions of ourselves and the world in which we live. This virtual Exhibition was produced by the Photographic...
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Museum of the Moving Image: Optical Room
Take a tour through the history of moving images from the earliest times into the mid-1910s. The tour begins with pre-cinema devices and practices, including shadow plays and optical toys, and covers film and photography pioneers and...
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Magic Lantern Castle Museum
"Home of the only museum in the world dedicated solely to the history of the Magic Lantern." See the history and images of the magic lantern projector. A great historical site!
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Sunny Hillside Antiques: Magic Lantern
The site includes images from Magic Lantern slides, a little background on Nursery Lanterns and learning games and trivia information. Check out the links to other sites too!
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De Luikerwaal: Dutch Magic Lantern Site
This site has images of Magic Lantern projectors, a complete history, and more from Henc R.A.de Roo.
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Smithsonian: Magic Lanterns, Magic Mirrors
Like fun house mirrors, motion pictures over the past one hundred years have reflected, challenged, influenced, and altered our visions of ourselves and the world in which we live. This virtual Exhibition was produced by the Photographic...