Magic Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1900-1925 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Collection Overview

Title: Magic Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1900-1925

Extent: 1.65 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 05/03/2013

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection was purchased for classroom use by Eastern Kentucky State Normal School. The bulk of the collection is from the Keystone View Company and appears to be the "600 set." This set was selected by educators as the most valuable to use in the classroom. The images were selected specifically for the curriculum of the time period. Keystone even produced a guide to the 600 set to make it easy for teachers to use the slides which depict culture, industry, agriculture, transportation, geography, and more from around the world. Most of these images are not dated, but are likely from circa 1900 to circa 1925.

There are also some slides from other smaller companies and an early Eastern faculty member, George D. Smith, created his own slides which can be viewed here.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Dorris Museum Collection

Acquisition Method: Transfer

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Keystone View Company, Meadville, Pennsylvania],
[Series 2: T.H. McAllister],
[Series 3: W. M. Welch Manufacturing Company],
[Series 4: Wm. H. Gilman, Rockford, Illinois],
[Series 5: Records of the Past Photographic Department, Kensington, Maryland],
[Series 6: McIntosh Stereopticon Co., Chicago, Illinois],
[All]

Series 4: Wm. H. Gilman, Rockford, Illinois

The Gilman slides all deal with education subject matter.

Box 10

Item 2: School buildings in Seward Township, Illinois
Item 8: School building
Item 11: Students in a classroom
Item 14: Class in front of one room school house
Item 67: Horse drawn school buses
Item 73: Students in a classroom
Item 106: Students in front of school house
Item 108: Seward school grounds plans
Item 123: A Teacher's Creed
Item 213: School building
Item 332: Students in a classroom
Item 438: School building
Item 492: Unknown building
Item 538: District 120 School Grounds plans, Winnebago Co, IL
Item 539: Roscoe School Grounds plans, Winnebago Co, IL
Item 586: Teacher's desk
Item 591: Trees in front of school house
Item 595: Unknown boy in corn field
Item 596: Students and teacher outside
Item 597: Students in a classroom
Item 608: Students in a classroom
Item 609: Students and teacher outside