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By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen.
Title: Magic Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1900-1935
ID: P 291
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
The Magic Lantern Slide Collection consists of several sets of magic lantern slides and one set of glass-mounted 2x2 slides that were likely used for home entertainment or educational purposes. The magic lantern slides are primarily mounted in wood frames; some have descriptive information on the long edge of the frame. Most of the lantern slides are approximately 4x8 inches; some are 13 inches long. Some of the slides may be hand-painted. The condition varies from good to poor.
The collection includes images of artwork; a series of 8 slides titled The Evils of the Drink (Cruikshank); and several movable, animated slides for children. One set of 12 slides are not mounted in wood frames; this set depicts a children's story with inscriptions in French. A handwritten translation into English accompanies the slides. A Set of Twelve Natural History Sliders depicts drawings of wildlife (animals and birds), with 4 images per slide. A set of 10 items from the American Civil War Series includes artists' depictions of General McClellan and Fort Sumter.
The glass-mounted 2x2 slides consist of 59 images, primarily b/w photographs and a few line drawings, titled Visit of Farmers to Middle Tennessee and Muscle Shoals, Alabama. These images depict farms, fields, and agricultural crops.
More Extent Information: 141 items; 4 boxes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: The source of these materials is unknown.
Related Materials: The Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides (P 217) consist of slide sets assembled and loaned by the Oregon State System of Higher Education General Extension Division. The Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include lantern slides and glass mounted 2x2 slides in a variety of photograph collections.
Preferred Citation: Magic Lantern Slide Collection (P 291), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.
Agriculture--Alabama.
Muscle Shoals (Ala.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works.
Lantern slides.
Slides (photographs).
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