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Motherhood advertisement

Print is captioned "Motherhood." It depicts a woman in a white fur-trimmed robe holding an infant in a white blanket. On verso, the work is identified as a Glaxo Baby Book advertisement. The envelope is addressed, Canadian-stamped, and cancelled.

H. F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd.

Black album, no cover

154 photographs affixed to 24 black paper pages, 11 loose prints--the album cover itself is absent. The photographs have primarily vernacular images: snapshots of individuals and small groups, individual and group portraits, vacation scenes. Captions and dates are in white pencil: "1929," "Pt. Stanley 1937," "Wingham 1937," "Cub Camp 1939," "Churchill 1940-1," "Lake Joseph," and "Natural Park." On the verso of one photograph is partially written "Dear Gertrude,-This is a picture...of our new home...Mildr(ed?)" A truck is shown painted with "...S TAXI CABS, 2400 CHATHAM." A boat is shown painted with "The 100 Mile Cruiser To NATURAL PARK, SAGAMO." A park entrance gate made of tree branches spells out "CAMP TINAWATAWA, YWCA, YMCA." On a page entitled "Camp 1921" the prints have been typed on "Lake Couchiching." One loose print is written on verso "May 1963."

Shields, Lorne

Black album, "Photographs"

Black leather album, lined with satin, bound with black string. "Photographs" is embossed on the front cover, and "Royal Albums" and "Made in USA" are in gold letterpress inside the back cover. Snapshots are glued to 40 black construction paper pages. Primarily vernacular images of weddings, soldiers, and vacations. Only Dick Gossett, Alan Pride, Bill McMillan, Duncan Wallace, and Minnie (Wallace) Owens are identified. One photograph of young men is entitled "Bolsover Flirts."

Royal Albums

The American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1895

Green clothe-bound cover is embossed with “Scovill’s Photographic Series" and gold letterpress "The American Annual of Photography and Photographic Times Almanac for 1895.” This 438 p. book contains photomechanical reproductions of Alfred Stieglitz' "Outward Bound", p. 27, and "A Young Garibaldi", p. 254. Unpaginated appendices include vendor lists and advertisements.

Scovill & Adams Company

Eastman's Squeegee album

"Photographs" is embossed in black ink on the tan clothe-bound album cover. There are 50 spaces for photographs on the 26 pages, and the 38 extant images are of people at work and play in rural and urban areas. A sticker on the last, empty page reads “Eastman’s Squeegee Album, for 3 ½ x 3 ½ pictures, style A, manufactured by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY.”

Eastman Kodak Company

Egypt album

Brown cardboard album is bound with string. Affixed to the front cover is a watercolour of a man and a camel at the base of the Pyramids. Inserted into the 12 paper pages are photographs of wartime Egypt. There are two loose prints: one of a guard tower, and the other of a shield that reads "Patience!! NOUS te PLUMERONS." Also included are 2 postcards: one is of the H.M.H.S. Asturias, and is addressed to Mrs. Wm. Lawler, of Vancouver, B.C.; the other is a group portrait of soldiers, and is addressed to Mrs. E. Shaw, also of Vancouver.

Shields, Lorne

Lantern slides series

Series consists of sets of lantern slides, often of historical monuments or landscapes. One set of painted slides appears to recount a story, with images of people outdoors on a farm, in a carriage, dancing and fighting. Another set of non-photographic painted slides depicts children working and playing. The slides in this series were mass produced for the commercial market.

Portraits series

Series consists of cabinet cards, cartes de visite, ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, tintypes and gelatin silver prints made by professional photographers, generally featuring a studio mark or imprint. Prints are usually found mounted on cards.

Miscellaneous series

Series predominately consists of photographic reproductions of drawings or paintings, often on a cabinet card or carte de visite bases--these objects were mass produced for the commercial market using photography, but the original images were not photographic. Also included in this series are published photographic materials in the form of advertisements, books, and stereocards.

Landscapes and industry series

Series consists of photographs of landscapes, usually featuring factories, mills, bridges or other industrial and man-made objects, and images of agriculture. There area few small sub-sets of images in this series related to sports, which show horses and jockeys, cars and grandstands at racing events.

Cameras and optical devices series

Series consists of camera models, from individually hand-crafted to mass-produced, and camera equipment, including filters, light meters, and timers, and darkroom equipment, including enlargers, chemicals, and printing papers. Several non-photographic optical devices are also found in this series, including two toys, a mono print viewer, and a stereo film viewer.

Albums series

Series consists of albums on a variety of subjects, but all are personal in nature, created by individuals or families. Many focus on geographic locations as subjects of a tour. Some WWI and WWII family and military tour records.

A.T. Orr family photographs series

Series consists of photographs and negatives that belonged to Mr. A.T. Orr and his family. Series also contains several business cards of Mr. Orr's, some of his personal correspondence, newspaper clippings pertaining to birth and wedding announcements, a hymnal, and a lock of Florence E. Orr's hair. Design plans for the Montreal Light Heat & Power Co. are also found in the series.

His only pair

Cream card with photograph of an engraving of an old woman in a rocking chair holding her hand through a hole in a pair of trousers while a young boy, about 5 years old, leans against the chair in only his shirt and waistcoat. There is a small white dog at his feet, and the angle of the window gives the appearance of an attic. At the bottome edge, in purple letterpress, "HIS ONLY PAIR." On verso, handwritten in pencil, "3-".

[Infants with fan]

Brown card with thin gold border and a photograph of a drawing of two infants playing with an oversized paper fan with floral motif. At the bottom left of the image, an artist's signature reading "f. Dvorak 1887". At the bottom right of the image, an overturned bottle with decorative stopper.

"Bachantin"

Item is an albumen carte-de-visit copy of a drawing of half-dressed woman pouring wine over her head into a glass. Man slumped over table. Hand coloured. Recto caption: "Bachantin".

"Cancan"

Item is an albumen carte-de-visit copy of a drawing that two men in top hats; two girls in acrobatic costume, one getting a 'piggy back ride'. Recto caption: "CANCAN S".

[cartoon, cabinet card]

reproduction of drawing on cabinet card. Depicts oversize bed with many women in it, and a row of cradles with babies at the foot. Across the top of the bed is printed "Bringham Young's Bedstead". Above border of image, "THIS SHOP TO LET." A quote at the bottom of the image reads "And the place which knew him once shall know him no more for ever./ MOMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE./ FOR HIS MONUMENT LOOK AROUND!"

[Notman winter scene]

montage of images on cabinet card, depicting winter scenes and portraits. Central image is an ice palace. Many are group/ composite photos. Recto captions: "Wm. Notman & Son. Montreal". Verso inscription in gold, "Wm. Notman Montreal, -oni soit qui mal-, Photographer to her Majesty, also at Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa & St. John. N.B. (etc.)"

William Notman & Son

The Old Oaken Bucket

photo of an engraving, mounted on card with gold border. Depicts boy drinking water from a well bucket. Two dogs nearby, house in background. Verso inscription, pencil: "The old oaken bucket." Verso caption, purple ink stamp: "Photographed by G.W. Squires, 4 State Street, Rochester NY."

St. Agnes

albumen print of engraving mounted on card. Depcits medieval woman with ahlo, holding a lamb. Recto caption, bottom: "St. Agnes." other captions are too small and faint to be legible. Blue border on card.

The Volunteer's Vision

albumen print of painting, mounted on card. Depicts soldier surrounded by family in clouds. Group of men watch from a distance. Recto caption: "The volunteer's vision. The pledged we the wine cup and fondly swore / from my home and my weeping friends never to part / my little ones kissed me a thousand times o'er / my wife sobbed aloud in her fulness of heart. Lith. and Pub. by J.H. Bufford, 313 Wash. St. Boston. Bufford's print, Soule photo. Entered according to act of congress, in the year 1862, by J.H. Bufford in the clerk's office, of the district court for the district of Massachusetts. Bufford's publishing house, 313 Washington St. Boston Mass."

Chillon

photomechanical print of painting mounted on card. Depicts castle, lake with sailboat, surrounded by mountains. Recto caption, bottom right: "Direnmann & Zurich." Recto inscription, bottom: "Chillon."

spring

albumen print of painting, mounted on card. Depicts young girl in garden setting. Recto caption, bottom, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1863, by John P. Soule, in the Clerk's office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Spring. GG Fish, Pinxt. Photo. and Pub. by J.P. Soule, Boston."

Peche Interromptue

albumen print mounted on cabinet card with gold border. Depicts a painting of two men and drowned boy in rowboat. Recto caption, top "E. Chigot," bottom: "salon de 1887, Peche Interromptue, A Block, Edit., Paris." Verso caption: "Cette photographie est faite en grande format 24/30c."

The Morn After the Wedding

albumen print of drawing and poem, mounted on yellow CDV. Depicts man and woman talking to older man on sofa, with portraits on the wall behind them. Recto caption "The Morn After the Wedding" and accompanying poem. Verso inscription "5.00"

Sackville Street, Dublin

Lantern slide, glass slide in wood frame. Image area is circular as is the hole in the wood frame. Illustration is hand painted onto the glass. Handwritten on sticker "Ireland - Sackville Street, Dublin." Illustration of a busy street scene with people, horse & buggies, streetcar with buildings on either side of the street, and the Nelson's Pillar at the end of the street. Cobblestone street, men in top hats. Please note, date is based on the knowledge that since 1924, the street has been known as O'Connell Street, Dublin's main thoroughfare. The Nelson's Pillar was erected in 1808 and destroyed by a bomb in 1966. It is a granite pillar topped by a statue of Horatio, Lord Nelson.

Railroad Bridge by Moonlight

Lantern slide, glass slide in wood frame. Image area is circular as is the hole in the wood frame. Illustration is hand painted onto the glass. Printed on a sticker on wood frame "Express Train - Railroad Bridge by Moonlight." Illustration of a railway bridge over water, with a forest behind and the moon above. Unable to find reference to title on slide.

[Joker]

Glass slide in wood frame. The glass slide is exposed, no protective covering. Missing the moveable part of the slide to make the illustration change. The black paint around the illustration is exposed. The illustration is a handpainted joker with a jester hat and costume, his tongue is sticking out and it looks like he's holding a big blank book that covers his body.

[Bar Scene]

Lantern slide, glass slide in wood frame. Image area is circular as is the hole in the wood frame. Illustration is hand painted onto the glass. Only information on slide is carved into wood frame "T.H. McAllister Optician N.Y." Illustration of a bar scene, with an American flag hanging above the bar. There's men standing beside a bar, with a bartender standing behind it. Looks like the men are arguing, and one of the seated men a glass broken on his head, and there's blood. There's a dog in the foreground barking at the men.

[Ship in Rough Waters]

Lantern slide, glass slide in wood frame. Image area is circular as is the hole in the wood frame. Illustration is hand coloured and drawn onto the glass. No information on slide. Illustration of a ship with sails in rough waters.

Coming Thro' The Rye

Lantern slide, glass slide in thinner wood frame. Image area is circular, though in square glass. Image is hand coloured perhaps from an engraving. Printed on slide "Coming Thro' The Rye" and "Crystal Magic Lantern Slide." Sticker of a Y on frame. Image is of a woman and a man embracing, the man kissing the woman, a field behing them. It is an illustration representing the poem "Coming Thro' The Rye" by Robert Burns (1759-1796), composed 1796.

Gallery in Museum of Capitol, Rome

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image is framed in black and gold. Handwritten in black on sticker on glass "Gallery in Muesum of Capitol, Rome," and again on a sticker on wood frame "Gallery in Capitol Rome Italy." Image of a hallway with busts and statues lining it. Great ceilings with arches, window at far end. Research lead to the Capitoline Museums on Capitol Hill in Rome, Italy, but unsure if Capitol Museum is the same as Capitoline Museum.

House of Parliament, London

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Printed on slide "Houses of Parliament London" on one side, and on the other printed in gold on black background "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r, No. 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa." Sticker with a Y on it. Thinner wood frame with paper or thin cardboard pasted over top. Image of the Parliament building in London, England.

Cologne

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Handwritten on sticker on glass "Church Cologne," but the words are difficult to decipher. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Image of a town, view of rooftopes, a square, a man with horse & buggy, a church in the background.

Dresden Museum, Germany

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Handwritten on sticker on glass "6326 The Museum Dresde." Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Image of the facade of a building with arches and a dome. Research into Dresden museums showed that it resembled the facade of the Old Masters Picture Gallery, state art museum located in the Semper wing of the Zwinger Palace.

Baptistery of St. John, Pisa

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Handwritten on sticker on glass "Baptistery Pisa." Printed on sticker on glass "T.H. McAllister, Manuf'g Optician, 49 Nassau Street." Image of the baptistery of the Cathedral of Pisa in Italy. It is round domed building, very ornately decorated. It is located in the Piazza dei Miracoli, near the Cathedral and the leaning Tower.

St Giles-without-Cripplegate Church, London

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black, and shaped like an circle. Y sticker on wood frame. Image of the interior of St Giles-without-Cripplegate Anglican church in London, England. It shows the tombs of Ben Johson, Edmond Spencer, John Milton and Samuel Butler. When the church was built it stood without (outside) the city wall, near the Cripplegate. The church is dedicated to St Giles, patron saint of beggars and cripples. It is one of the few medieval churches left in the City of London, having survived the Great Fire of 1666.

[White Mountain]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Printed on the slide "J. Levy & Cie Sucrs de Ferrier P.F. & Soulier - Paris." In ink "9118 Mount Blanc, from d'Sivier" in french, difficult to read that second word 'Sivier' (note that Mount Blanc means White Mountain). Image of mountains in the distance, in the foreground there's a road, trees, grass. Mount Blanc, also referred to as The White Lady (La Dame Blanche), is a mountain in the Alps. The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Haute-Savoie, France.

[Cathedral]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Printed on the slide "J. Levy & Cie Sucrs de Ferrier P.F. & Soulier - Paris." No information as to origin of image. Image of a cathedral or basilica, surounded by houses and/or buildings. View from above.

[Obelisk]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image decoratively framed in black and gold. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Nothing is printed or handwritten on slide. No information. Image of an obelisk (with Egyptian Hieroglyphs on it) in centre frame, with two men standing in front and beside it. Looks like some houses have been drawn in and some foliage too. Very simple image.

Bridge at Tragne

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Handwritten in black ink on the slide "4249 Le Pont a Tragne" in french. In pencil looks like "Bohemia" is written below the ink. Cannot be sure that it is Tragne or Fragne, no trace of either. Handwritten on a sticker on the wood frame "Bridge at Tragne." Image of a town with a bridge and statue in foreground. Looks to be the start of the bridge, big covered archway. In BLC (white sticker facing you), you can see the ghost of people walking. Cannot find where bridge is, as not sure to the correct spelling of its name.

Bacharach, Germany

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Handwritten in black ink on the slide "Bacharach on the Rhine, Germany." in french. Handwritten on a sticker on the wood frame "Bacharach on the Rhine, Germany." Image of the town of Bacharach, named for Bacchus, the ancient Roman god of wine, a medieval walled town only meters from the river's banks. The Rhine river once splashed up against the town's walls, but a landfill has been added to accommodate a road, train tracks and boat docks. In the image you can see the river, the spire of a church and rooftopes.

The Amazon, Berlin

Glass slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Handwritten on slide in black ink "The Amazon, Front of Museum, Berlin, Germany." Handwritten in ink on wood frame "Amazon" the rest of the sticker has come off. Image is of an equestrian statue outside a building with columns. The statue is of a naked woman, holding a spear, sitting on a horse rearing up, with a lion latched to its throat. Cannot figure out which museum it's in front of in Berlin, Germany. Please note that the wood frame is a thicker cut than the others, and not a straight cut.

Forum Triangular, Pompeii

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten on slide in black ink "765 Fragment de forum Triangulaire Pompei" in french. Handwritten in pencil on wood frame "Fragment of Triangular Forum, Pompeii, Italy." Handwritten in pencil on sticker on the wood frame "..of Forum Triangulaire.." rest of sticker ripped off. Image of ruins, columns and buildings from Pompeii, Italy.

Geneva, Switerzland

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold with gold printing on slide "Ancne. Mon F.P.F. & S. J.L. & Co. Sucrs. Paris Steroscopic and Lantern Slides, Vues Stereoscopiques & Lanternes Magiques." Sticker with Y on it. On other side, handwritten in black ink "Geneva." Image of a city view with bridge and river in foreground. Geneva is situated where the Rhône River exits Lake Geneva, which could be the river in the slide.

The Inconsolable, CampoSanto, Italy

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Printed on slide "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r." Image of a female statue in mourning, called "The Inconsolable" (1843 by Lorenzo Bartolini) found in the Camposanto, a cementary and cloister, in Pisa, Italy.

[Domed Building]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Printed on slide "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r." Sticker with Y on it. Image of a white building with dome and pillars, with large lawn.

Devil's Bridge

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in pencil "Devils Bridge" and perhaps the word "Switzerland." In print "E. & H. T. Anthony & Co. New York." Image of two bridges spanning a river, in a canyon. Research showed that it is the Devil's bridge of St. Gotthard's Pass in Switzerland. It is recorded that the first bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1888, and the second bridge was built in 1826 and third one in 1958. This image shows two bridges, the original and the second which is why the slide is date ca. 1826-1888.

Statue Gallery, Vatican

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Printed on slide "7378 Galerie des Statues, no. 1" in french. Handwritten in pencil on wood frame "Gallery of Statue, Vatican, Rome." Image of the interior of building, statues lining a room with arches and pillars - maybe part of the Vatican museum?

Panorama of Rome

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "7580 Panorama a Rome pris de Capitole." in french. Image of Rome from the Capitol. Square in foreground, with equestrian statue.

Statue of Rubens and Cathedral, Antwerp

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "2069 Statue de Rubens et de la cathedrale a Anvers." in french. Written in pencil on wood frame "Statue of Rubens and Cathedral at Anvers." Image of a statue of a man in foreground and a cathedral and trees in the background.

[Church Spire on Riverbank]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Paper on glass "J. Levy & cie Succrs de Perrier Pere Fils & Soulie - Paris." Sticker with Y on wood frame. Image of a town at the side of a river. Sailboats, church, other buildings.

Rhine

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass in black print "Rhine" and "51." Sticker with Y on wood frame. Image of the façade of a cathedral, with houses/rooftops on either side.

Obelisk and Palace of Lateran, Rome

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "Obelisque & Palais a Latran Rome" in french. Written in pencil on the wood frame "Obelisk & Palace of Latran, Rome." Sticker on the wood handwritten "Interrior St John of teh Lateran Rome." Sticker on wood frame written in ink"Obelisk & Palace of Latran Rome Italy." Image of the square in front of the Lateran Palace that has an obelisk built by Pharaoh Tuthmosis III in Karnak.

Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "1282 Interieur de St Jean de Latran a Rome" in french. Written in pencil on the wood frame "Int. St. John of the Latran, Rome." Sticker on the wood handwritten "Interrior St John of teh Lateran Rome Italy." Image of the interior of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy. It was the first church to be built in Rome. It contains several important relics.

Amphitheatre, Pompeii

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "11667 Amphitheatre a Pompei" in french. Written in pencil on the wood frame "Amphitheatre Pompei." Image of an amphitheatre - ruins, in Pompeii.

Potsdam Palace, Prussia

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in ink "1430 Palais de Potsdam Neu (Prusse)" in french. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Image of the New Palace (Potsdam), former prussian palace, in Germany.

Santa Croce, Florence

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in ink "299 Sta Croce Florence," and in pencil "Dante Statue." Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Image of the facade of the Basilica Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) in Florence, with the statue of Dante out front.

Royal Palace, Berlin

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on wood frame handwritten in ink "Throne Room - Royal Palace - Berlin" and on glass in black ink "4324 La Salle Blanche Chateau Royal Berlin" in french - translated means 'the White Room Royal Palace'. Image of inside throne room in the Royal Palace, Berlin, Germany.

Belvedere Palace, Vienna

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in ink and pencil "Belvedere Palace - Vienne" in french. Sticker of a Y on wood frame. Image of palace and gardens with a statue in the pond.

La-Ca-d'Oro Palace, Venice, Italy

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on wood frame handwritten in ink "La-Ca-d'Oro Palace Venice." White sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "Palace La-Ca-d'Oro, Venice, Italy." Printed directly on slide "444 Palais La-Ca-d'Oro a Venise" in french. Image of Ca-d'Oro (golden house) in Venice along the Grand Canal - also known as the Palazzo Santa Sofia.

Florence, Italy

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on wood frame of a Y. Sticker on glass in ink "2418. Florence prise de San Mimacho (sp?), Italy." Image is of a skyline view of Florence, the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo) is visible, with a road in the foreground and mountains in background.

Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Italy

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. White sticker on glass in black ink "Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Italy." Sticker on wood in ink "Santa Maria maggoir, Rome Italy." Scratch out marks in pencil on the wood. Image of a basilica with two domes, and a clock tower with an obelisk out front. This basilica is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

Statue of the Water Carrier

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on wood frame with a Y. Black with gold lettering "Statuary, Etc. 5. The Water Carrier. Excelsior Lantern Slide Woodbury Patent American Photo. Relief Printing Co. Philadelphia." Image of a statue of a boy with a water jug, in a garden. A note about the date: [after 1910] because research showed that The Excelsior company was active in the 1910s.

[Field with Ruins]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on wood frame with a Y. Black with gold lettering "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r No. 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa." Image of a field with a stone wall, and ruins of walls, with arched doorways or openings.

[Road with Ruins]

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Sticker on wood frame with a Y. Black with gold lettering "C.T. Milligan, Magic Lantern Manuf'r No. 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa." Image of a dirt road with ruins (walls and a turret).

The Palace, Berlin

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in gold and black. Sticker on glass handwritten in ink "4300 The Palace Berlin" in print above "J. Levy & Cie Succrs de Ferrier Pere Fils & Soulier." On other side in black and gold print "T.H. McAllister, Manuf'g Optician, 49 Nassau Street, New York." Image is of a side view of the palace, and an equestrian statue on a bridge next to the palace. Palace known in Germany as the Stadtschloss which translates to 'city palace.'

Old Palace, Florence

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black. Green sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "Old Palace Florence" in print above "J. Levy & Cie Succrs de Ferrier Pere Fils & Soulier." On another sticker in print "T.H. McAllister, Manuf'g Optician, 49 Nassau Street, N." Image of the Old Palace in Florence, with clocktower.

Field of Lava, Mt Vesuvius, Italy

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Sticker on glass handwritten in black ink "Field of Lava From Mt. Vesuvius, Italy. Bay of Naples in the distance." Sticker on wood in ink "View field of lava Mt Vesuvius Italy." In pencil on wood frame "Italy." Image of rocks in foreground (field of lava) and water in distance (Bay of Naples).

Chamber of Busts, Vatican

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on glass handwritten in ink "550 Chambre de Bustes au Vatican." Sticker on wood in ink "Chamber of Busts Vatican Rome Italy" same in pencil on wood frame. Image of inside the chamber of busts in the Vatican, walls lined with statues/busts.

Arches of Triumph, Pompeii

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Sticker on wood handwritten in ink "arches of Triumph Egypt Pompeii." Printed direclty of slide "7669 Arcs de Triomphe et Rue du Forum, a Pompei." Same written on wood in pencil. Image of arches and road with some ruins.

Library of Vatican

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in black ink on sticker on the glass "Library of Vatican, Rome, Italy." Sticker on wood handwritten in ink "Library of Vatican Rome Italy." Handwritten in pencil directly on the wood "Rome" and "17." Image is of the Vatican Library.

Church of the Theatine, Munich

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Sticker with a Y on wood frame. Handwritten in ink on sticker on the glass "6240 Church of the Theatine, Munich." Printed on sticker is "Levy & Cie Sucrs de Ferrier, P.F. and Soulier - Paris." On opposite side of slide, written in gold letters "49 Nassau Street, New York." The initials CS in bottom left corner (stickers to you) on actual image. Image is of a church dome with two spires.

View of Lugano, Switzerland

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in lack ink on a white sticker on the glass "View of Lugano from Hotel du Parc, Swiss" but Swiss is crossed off in pencil and "Italy" is written overtop. Sticker on wood reads "Lugano Switz" and on wood in pencil "Swiss." On slide itself "7493 Vue du Lugano, prise de l'Hotel du Parc (Suisse)." Image of statue, mountains, seaside town. Lugano in Switzerland borders Italy which may be why Swiss is scratched off and Italy is written overtop.

Monte Pincio, Rome

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten on the wood frame in pencil "Fountain of the Monte-Pincio, Rome." Image is a fountain with a standing figure of a man, two seated figures on either side of him and two obelisks on either side of the actual fountain, with a building in the background.

Ruins of Pompeii

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the glass slide is "7681 Ruines de l'Hotelerie a Pompei" in french, and on a sticker on the wood "Ruins of the Hotelerie Egypt Pompeii." Handwritten on the wood frame in pencil "Ruins of the Hotellerie Pompei." Image is of ruins (walls), with a mountain in the background.

Bridge of Dresden

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the glass slide is "1752. Pont de Dresde..." in french, and the last word is difficult to read. Sticker on the wood frame of a Y. Image is of a the Dresden Bridge in Dresden, Germany. It goes over the Elbe river.

Luxembourg Palace, Paris

Lantern slide, glass B&W slide in wood frame. Image framed in black and gold. Handwritten in ink on a sticker on the glass slide is "66. Corridor, Palais du Luxembourg, Paris" in french, and printed on sticker "Oelschlaeger Bros, 88, Fulton Street (New York)." Sticker on the wood frame of a Y. Image is of a corridor inside the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. The corridor is lined with busts.

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