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Lantern Slide Collection (#9)

"Journey through Time: Exploring the World with Lantern Slides" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of lantern slides

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beechgate, ' Robert Carmer Hill house, Woodland Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey, 1918

"Beechgate, " Robert Carmer Hill house, Woodland Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey, 1918. Landscape: Anna Gilman (Mrs. Robert C.) Hill on four acres, circa 1911

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Elms, ' Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Elms, " Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Horace Trumbauer, 1899-1901, 1911. Landscape: Horace Trumbauer, 1907-1914

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: Villa Torre Clementina, Louis Antoine Stern house, Avenue Impe´ratrice Euge´nie... France, 1925

Villa Torre Clementina, Louis Antoine Stern house, Avenue Impe´ratrice Euge´nie... France, 1925
Villa Torre Clementina, Louis Antoine Stern house, Avenue Impe´ratrice Euge´nie [Avenue Imperatrice Eugenie], Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes Maritimes, France, 1925

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Waveny, ' Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915

"Waveny, " Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, commissioned 1911, built 1912

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Chatham, ' Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927

"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927
"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia, 1927

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Chatham, ' Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927

"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927
"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Stafford County, Virginia, 1927

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Drumthwacket, ' Moses Taylor Pyne house, 354 Stockton Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 1911

"Drumthwacket, " Moses Taylor Pyne house, 354 Stockton Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 1911. [Official residence of the governor of New Jersey]

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Chatham, ' Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927

"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927. House Architecture: Originally built by William Fitzhugh 1768-1771, restored

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Waveny, ' Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915

"Waveny, " Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, commissioned 1911, built 1912

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Reveille, ' Elmer Mulford Crutchfield house, 4200 Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia, 1929

"Reveille, " Elmer Mulford Crutchfield house, 4200 Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia, 1929. House Architecture: Federal style house built from 1720

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Waveny, ' Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915

"Waveny, " Lewis Henry Lapham house, 677 South Avenue, New Caanan, Connecticut, c1915. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, commissioned 1911, built 1912

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Quiet Corner, ' John Wesley Baxter house, Dublin and Hill Roads, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1920

"Quiet Corner, " John Wesley Baxter house, Dublin and Hill Roads, Greenwich, Connecticut, 1920. House Architecture: Benjamin William Morris for William Clyde Fitch

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Reveille, ' Elmer Mulford Crutchfield house, 4200 Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia, 1929

"Reveille, " Elmer Mulford Crutchfield house, 4200 Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia, 1929. House: Federal style house built from 1720

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Elms, ' Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Elms, " Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Horace Trumbauer, 1899-1901, 1911. Landscape: Horace Trumbauer, 1907-1914

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Tuckahoe, ' Nehemiah Addison Baker house, 12601 River Road, Richmond, Virginia, 1936

"Tuckahoe, " Nehemiah Addison Baker house, 12601 River Road, Richmond, Virginia, 1936. House Architecture: H-plan, Georgian, white, wood framed house first built by Thomas Randolph

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Wellington, ' Malcolm Matheson house, Fox Hunt Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 1931

"Wellington, " Malcolm Matheson house, Fox Hunt Road, Alexandria, Virginia, 1931. Built in the 18th century for Colonel Tobias Lear; from his death in 1818

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Chatham, ' Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927

"Chatham, " Colonel Daniel Bradford Devore house, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1927. House Architecture: Originally built by William Fitzhugh 1768-1771, restored

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'York Hall, ' Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia, 1929. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'York Hall, ' Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia, 1929. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Breakers, ' Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"The Breakers, " Cornelius Vanderbilt II house, 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Richard Morris Hunt, 1892-1896

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Mount Vernon, ' George Washington house, George Washington Parkway, Mt. Vernon, Virginia, 1894

"Mount Vernon, " George Washington house, George Washington Parkway, Mt. Vernon, Virginia, 1894. House Architecture: George Washington, 18th century

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'York Hall, ' Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia, 1929. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Middleton Place, ' John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston... 1928

"Middleton Place, " John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston... 1928
"Middleton Place, " John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928. House

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Thornewood, ' Chester Thorne house, Lakewood, Washington, 1923. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Thornewood, " Chester Thorne house, Lakewood, Washington, 1923. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Thornewood, " Chester Thorne house, Lakewood, Washington, 1923. House Architecture: Kirtland Kelsey Cutter, built 1909-1911

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Magnolia Plantation, ' 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928

"Magnolia Plantation, " 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928. House moved from Somerville, S.C. after the Civil War. Landscape: Reverend John Grimke Drayton, from 1840s

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Magnolia Plantation, ' 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928

"Magnolia Plantation, " 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928. House moved from Somerville, S.C. after the Civil War. Landscape: Reverend John Grimke Drayton, from 1840s

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Middleton Place, ' John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River Road, South Carolina, 1928

"Middleton Place, " John Julius Pringle Smith house, 4300 Ashley River Road, South Carolina, 1928. House: Original house burned in 1865; a 1755 guest quarters converted to the family house

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Magnolia Plantation, ' 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928

"Magnolia Plantation, " 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928. House moved from Somerville, S.C. after the Civil War. Landscape: Reverend John Grimke Drayton, from 1840s

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'Magnolia Plantation, ' 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928

"Magnolia Plantation, " 3550 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina, 1928. House moved from Somerville, S.C. after the Civil War. Landscape: Reverend John Grimke Drayton, from 1840s

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: Dr. Charles William Richardson house, Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. c1921

Dr. Charles William Richardson house, Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. c1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Dr. Charles William Richardson house, Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C. c1921. Landscape: Amy (also Aime´e) Small (Mrs. Charles W.) Richardson on 17 acres acquired by her father, Washington, D.C

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: 'The Causeway, ' James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. 1921. Landscape: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. James Leal Greenleaf and the Army Corps of Engineers, 1907-1922

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: Unidentified garden or park, c1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Unidentified garden or park, c1920. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Unidentified garden or park, c1920

Background imageLantern Slide Collection: Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy, 1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy, 1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Lazio, Italy, 1918. House Architecture: Medieval castle rebuilt in 1663 and 1667




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"Journey through Time: Exploring the World with Lantern Slides" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of lantern slides. These fascinating glimpses into history transport us to different corners of the globe, offering a unique perspective on bygone eras. In Hong Kong street scene from the 1890s (C016/4499), we witness bustling streets filled with vibrant energy, capturing a moment frozen in time. The Army and Navy establishments in Wellington and Nelson, dating back to around 1805, reveal an era steeped in military grandeur as depicted by Newton & Co. Traveling further afield, we find ourselves enchanted by Powerscourt Waterfall in Co. Wicklow circa 1910. Its majestic beauty cascades down with timeless grace, inviting us to marvel at nature's wonders. Meanwhile, an inscription on David Livingstone's monument takes us to Zambia, Africa during the late 19th or early 20th century - a tribute to this intrepid explorer who ventured into uncharted territories. The marble pavilion nestled within Lahore's Fort Gardens transports us to India during the late 19th or early 20th century. Its intricate design speaks volumes about architectural prowess and cultural heritage that still resonate today. But it is not just distant lands that captivate our imagination; whimsical scenes also come alive through these magical slides. A caterpillar perched upon his mushroom invites curiosity while "She grew and grew" beckons us into a world where anything is possible. As we venture "Down the Rabbit Hole, " Alice accompanies us on her fantastical journey c1900-style – curiouser and curiouser. And then suddenly, an unexpected twist unfolds before our eyes as "the whole pack rose up into the air. " Such moments remind us that reality can be wonderfully unpredictable. Lastly, one slide poses an intriguing question: "What do you know about this business.