Lantern slide and glass negative collection, [ca.1880]-1943, 1900-1925 (bulk)

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Lantern slide and glass negative collection, [ca.1880]-1943, 1900-1925 (bulk)

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Lantern slides, many colored, used in movie theaters to advertise coming features or other announcements, or used by private companies to advertise products in the theater. Some are of cartoons, others are story characters. One series advertises films made at Astoria Studios, 1915-1943, and another contains songs. Some slides are home-made and written by hand, others are professionally prepared. Slides are identified.

274 lantern slides.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6872055

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Astoria Studio

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American Museum of the Moving Image

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Project sponsored by American Museum of the Moving Image to gather information from people involved with motion picture industry in New York City, particularly as it relates to Astoria Studios. From the description of New York motion picture industry oral history project, 1963-1985, 1979-1985 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155452079 Collecting area: Documents relevant to the history, art, and technology of film and video; documents pertaining to the history of Astoria...