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Paper materials

 File — Box: BMA.JBB.001
Identifier: BMA.JBB.001

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The materials show the distribution and use of Beale’s illustrations as magic-lantern media. A variety of glass-slides and related materials that would have been manufactured and distributed by companies such as C.W. Briggs are included in the collection, such as: A slip-slide; a light sample, or an image’s initial printing on the glass before it was cut, painted, sealed, and housed; economy slide; slide label; a magic-lantern slide catalogue; scrip t for magic-lantern performance; and a film reel.

This collection includes e xamples of Beale’s illustration reused and reprinted between 1930 and 1970 on China, posters, periodicals, advertisements, and stamps.

Terry and Deborah Borton’s final book, of which the manuscript is within Box 5, “Before the Movies: American Magic-Lantern Entertainment and the Nation’s First Great Screen Artist, Joseph Boggs Beale” was donated by authors (accession 44241). For further information, please see the library catalog.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950
  • Creation: 1865 - 2013

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for researchers by appointment only. Please contact the Research Center for information on access and research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3.484 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Walter & Leonore Annenberg Research Center - Archives & Special Collections Repository

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