Actors and circus performers

Glass chromolitho slide. Colour. A hand-painted illustration slide, long form, on a piece of fragile, thin glass, of seven actors and circus performers, would have been inserted into slots in a long wooden frame. Sequence of male performers on this slide. Also known as panoramic slides. The frame stays fixed in the lantern, and the glass is pushed through, stopping at each scene. Such panoramic slides were used to produce the effect of a journey moving across the various performances. Also known as panoramic slides. The frame stays fixed in the lantern, and the glass is pushed through, stopping at each scene. Such panoramic slides were used to produce the effect of a journey moving across the various fashions.

Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection