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Lantern Slide - Brussels, late 19th Century
Reg. No: MM 040415
- Summary:
- Glass slide for use in a magic lantern projector.
This type of glass slide in a wooden frame was used to project a static image such as a scene, the words of a song or joke, a scientific instrument and so on. This slide is a tinted photograph of Brussels, Belgium.
This lantern slide is part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera, acquired by the Australian and Victorian Governments in 1975. David Francis was the curator of the National Film and Sound Archive of the British Film Institute as well as being a co-founder of the Museum of the Moving Image in London, which was operational between 1988 and 1999. - Description Of Content:
- DEPICTS BOATS IN WATERWAY ENCIRCLED BY BUILDINGS
- Acquisition Information:
- Loan & Subsequent Donation from Australian Film Institute (AFI)
| Discipline: | Technology |
More information
| Tagged with: | boats, horses, lantern slides |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Francis Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ENVIRONMENTS |
| Secondary Classification: | Metropolitan - European |
| Tertiary Classification: | riverscapes |
| Format: | Lantern Slide: Colour; Wooden Framed - Single Image |
| Place Depicted: | Brussels, Belgium |
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