Name/Title
Magic Lantern Slide of the library, c. 1895Entry/Object ID
1999.225.13Description
Acc. No. 99.225.12
Subject Category: Views of Alameda
Date or Period: Circa 1895
Object: Glass Photographic Slide
Description: Glass magic lantern photographic slide with an ornamental gold border on its verso, framed with a black paper tape around its margins. On the front, a white paper label is affixed with ‘G. KANZEE, LANTERN SLIDES, 131 POST ST., S.F.’. Photographer unknown.
Size: L-3 1/4 x W-4 in.
History of Object: A magic lantern slide showing the interior of the library in its location on the second floor of 1409-1413 Park Street from 1887 until 1897. The presence of electric lights dates this photo to circa 1895. The globe was prominently displayed at this location, and a painting can be seen in the background.
Acquired from: Fred Croll
Date: 5/8/99
Catalog completion date: 10/27/2026Interpretative Labels
Label
(near McNally Library Globe):
Far Right: 1409-1413 Park St.. Second Floor
This image was made from a Magic Lantern slide from the Museum's Ralph Croll Collection and shows the library in its location on Park Street from 1887 until 1897. The presence of electric lights dates this photo to circa 1895. The globe was prominently displayed at this location as well.
(A Magic Lantern slide is a positive image sandwiched between two glass plates and projected for viewing)
