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Slide, Magic Lantern

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Title
Slide, Magic Lantern
Description
Rectangular glass slide with four handpainted figures: a jockey riding a bucking rabbit, a man in a top hat, waistcoat and carrying an umbrella riding on a crow, a military man with a sword and tufted helmet riding a frog, and a farmer with a pitchfork riding a rooster.
Interpretation
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. The absurd combination of distinguished gentlemen and oversized animals was meant to be amusing and silly.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • What's That Relic?  
  • Introduction of Artifacts as a Primary Source  
  • School Museum  
  • Inventions Multimedia Time Line  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Subject / Keywords
  • Toys  
  • Entertainment  
  • Lanterns  
  • Slide transparency  
  • Lantern slide  
  • Magic lantern  
  • Glass slide  
  • United States  
Temporal Coverage
1850/1900
Collection Publisher
Early American Museum
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
1968.001.1312c
Date Created
2-24-2003
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleSlide, Magic Lantern
DescriptionRectangular glass slide with four handpainted figures: a jockey riding a bucking rabbit, a man in a top hat, waistcoat and carrying an umbrella riding on a crow, a military man with a sword and tufted helmet riding a frog, and a farmer with a pitchfork riding a rooster.
InterpretationMagic 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. The absurd combination of distinguished gentlemen and oversized animals was meant to be amusing and silly.
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • What's That Relic?  
  • Introduction of Artifacts as a Primary Source  
  • School Museum  
  • Inventions Multimedia Time Line  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • American Communities in History  
Learning Standards
  • 13 Science, Technology and Society  
  • 18 Social Systems  
  • 16 History  
Subject / Keywords
  • Toys  
  • Entertainment  
  • Lanterns  
  • Slide transparency  
  • Lantern slide  
  • Magic lantern  
  • Glass slide  
  • United States  
Temporal Coverage1850/1900
Collection PublisherEarly American Museum
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier1968.001.1312c
Date Created2-24-2003
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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