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Record Group Number: 900000
Series/Collection Number: M82- 144
Creator:
Title, Dates: Florida lantern slides, 1910-1940.
Amount: 410.00 photographs (glass lantern slides)
Medium Included: photographs (:  glass lantern slides )
Organization/Arrangement: Numerical.
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Biographical/Historical:     Lantern slides came into wide use in the United States after the 1860s, when the Langenheim Brothers of Philadelphia began full time production of photographic slides.  Lantern slide shows, or the "magic lantern," became popular home entertainment and served as accompaniment to speakers on the lecture circuit.  Lantern slides reached their peak of popularity around 1900 and were a widely used instructional aid in schools.  They continued to be widely used until the 1930s, when they were gradually replaced by the more convenient 35mm slides.
Summary:     This collection consists of 410 lantern slides with black-and-white images of many different places in Florida. Images depict such diverse subjects as industries, tourist attractions, city scenes, and educational institutions. Of note are early views of the developing airline industry (particularly Pan Am and Eastern Airlines), aerial views of Florida State College for Women and the University of Florida, forestry and forest products, and road construction.
Finding Aids:
Additional Physical Form: Images from this collection have been digitized and are available on the Florida Memory web site: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/photographs/
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Ownership/Custodial History: Acquired by donor from Gainesville school system in 1975.
Publication Note:
General Note: Florida Photographic Collection Number P82-144, "LaCoe Collection."
Electronic Records Access: https://www.floridamemory.com/discover/photographs/
Subject Access Fields: Florida State College for Women.
University of Florida.
Airlines Florida
Forests and forestry Florida
Industries Florida
Tourism Florida.
Tourist trade Florida
Schools Florida
Universities and colleges Florida
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