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Slide, Magic Lantern, MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE
Slide, Magic Lantern, MAGIC LANTERN SLIDE
In wooden frame; hand-colored; circa 1870; M. Tissandier's balloon descending near Dreux. Metal rim on front around glass at joint with wood frame.
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Digitized by Benjamin G. Sullivan
Date Created
04/15/2021
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Art; Aviation
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