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Magic lantern slides

01 Oct 2009

The University of Hawaii at Manoa hosts an online collection of about 1,500 magic lantern slides created in the 1930s and distributed around the world to educate people about Japan. Here are a few.

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Buddhist story [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Scary kite [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Sanitation campaign [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Buddhist story [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Story [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Buddhist story [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Hell [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Snake woman [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Earthquake [+]

Magic lantern slide, University of Hawaii at Manoa --
Buddhist story [+]

[UHM Magic Lantern Slides Collection via ephemera assemblyman]

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6 Responses to “Magic lantern slides”

Karl

2009.10.02 ::: 23:49

Awesome! 3 of my favourite things... Japan, supernatural creatures and the 1930s! Thanks for sharing...

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Rozarin

2009.10.06 ::: 13:37

Now that's how you do a tourist campaign! Love the snake woman :P

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Chibaraki

2009.10.06 ::: 19:44

The Snake Woman reminds me of a story of a pregnant maiden who said that her princely lover came nightly to woo her. Mother and Father implored her to tie a thin thread to her lover as he slept. In the morning, they found that the thread passed through a keyhole, big enough for a snake to pass through, and led to the local shrine of a snake deity. Cool, ne?

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