Lantern Slide

Lantern Slide

 
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Object Name: 
Lantern Slide
Department
American
Place Made: 
United States
Date: 
about 1919
Color
AAT
colorless
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 10.3 cm, W: 8.2 cm
Accession Number: 
70.4.45
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. H. F. Jenkins
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless non-lead glass; blown, with photographic emulsion added. Rectangular lantern slide of a movie advertisement, probably meant for projection to advertise the movie. Lettering on the margins is "UNIQUE SLIDE CO./715 SEVENTH AVENUE, N.Y.". Image shows a girl with hands in her pockets and "W.H. PRODUCTIONS CO/ Presents/ "MICKEY"/The Picture You/Will Never Forget/Featuring/MABEL NORMAND/PRODUCED BY MACK SENNETT/ HERE".
Provenance
Jenkins, H. F., Former Collection
1970

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