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Magic Lantern Slide by Joseph Boggs Beale

This Victorian magic-lantern slide illustrating the story "Curfew Must Not Right Tonight," is one of about 2,100 lantern slides by Joseph Boggs Beale, America's foremost lantern artist. Beale was a master at creating story-telling images that captured the dramatic moment, and sustained attention with extraordinary detail. Beale's slides form the basis for 10 different magic lantern shows produced by The American Magic-Lantern Theater.

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Uploaded on May 22, 2006
Taken on May 22, 2006