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Contents

Introduction
1History of the magic lantern
2Magic lanterns
Shows
3Magic lantern shows and showmen
4Jacob A. Riis: How the Other Half Lives
Magic lantern slides
5Magic lantern slides
6Mechanical magic lantern slides
7Phantasmagoria

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