Lantern slides, ca.1880-1944.

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Lantern slides, ca.1880-1944.

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A group of lantern slides which illustrate Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, scenes from the French Revolution, and scenes from the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Dickens set is actually entitled "Marley's Ghost," probably an attempt to avoid copyright infringement. Each slide is numbered and has a caption, and some slides are missing. A Napoleon slide set, with numbers and printed labels, are the illustrations for a printed script about him. A handwritten note on the script records that it was written by C.L.A., and the slides were printed by Casper Briggs of Philadelphia. (Some slides are missing from this set as well.) Another set of slides about Napoleon is in wooden mounts; the pictures are in color. Slides illustrating the life of Napoleon and scenes from the French Revolution round out the collection. In addition to the lantern slide show script, the collection also includes several papers about Napoleon, all written by Altmaier. A newspaper reproduction of one of Napoleon's battles is found as well.

171 items : chiefly ill. ; 36 cm. and smaller.

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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

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Napoleon Bonaparte was a general of the French Revolution (1789-1799); the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic from November 11, 1799, to May 18, 1804; Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I from May 18,1804, to April 6,1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, 1815. He conquered much of Europe but lost two-thirds of his army in a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. After his final loss to Britain and Prussia at the Battle of...

Altmaier, Carl Lewis, 1866-1948

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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Briggs, Casper.

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