Lantern slides
An old photographic term used to describe transparencies.
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Lantern slides
Is a old term used to described transparencies.
Large format camera
Is a general term for any camera having a picture format of 4x5 inches or larger.
The days of the old lantern slide show are long gone and 35mm slide shows have recently followed them off stage. Slide shows are now given with a digital projector (sometimes called a multimedia projector) and screen.
Photographic lantern slides were often coloured by the manufacturer, though sometimes by the user, with variable results.
The photos were turned into lantern slides and projected in registration with the same color filters. This is the "color separation" method.
1861-65: Mathew Brady and staff (mostly staff) covers the American Civil War, exposing 7000 negatives ...
 See also: Slide, Photograph, Photography, Lantern slides, Print
  
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