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 2: T.H. McAllister

All the McAllister slides are from Norway.

Box 10

Barcode: 31234013796188

Item 750: Sterling Castle
Item 7116: Fish Market Bergen
Item 7118: Norway - The Cathedral, Bergen.
Item 7158: House of Parliament Christiana.
Item 7159: University Christiana
Item 7212: Norway - A "Gaard" or Farm, Fosheim
Item 7242: Norway - Public School Building, Hamar
Item 7254: Norway - Reindeer Grazing, Hammergezt
Item 7257: Norway - Curing Fish, Hammerfest
Item 7267: Norway - Mountain Road, Hildal.
Item 7271: Norway - Farm Houses, Hitterdal
Item 7331: Norway - Midnight Sun and North Cape
Item 7369: Norway - Farm Hands at Work
Item 7388: Norway - Romsdal, Girls Raking Hay
Item 7431: Norway - In the Potato Field, Telemarken
Item 7479: Norway - Children of the Lofoden Islands
Item 7491: Norway - Milk - Woman, with Wagon.
Item 7506: Norway - Lapp Men, taken in Street, 3 A.M.