magic lantern
Example Sentences
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But puppetry, magic lanterns, the painted scene unspooling slowly between two poles — a device called a crankie — all these would have been familiar to Shelley.
From New York Times
On Saturday and Sunday, they will also give magic lantern shows for young audiences, where they will offer noisemakers to create sound effects and 19th-century toy lanterns to explore.
From New York Times
At first he showed magic lantern slides, some of which “dissolved” between two static images to create an illusion of movement.
From The Guardian
They held meetings in churches and schoolyards, using plays and even magic lantern slide shows to teach freed slaves their rights.
From New York Times
Gas batteries also run the magic lanterns that provide entertainment for middle-class families every evening after dinner.
From Scientific American
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