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Title: San Francisco Lantern Slide Collection
Dates: 1890-1940
Collection Number: SFP 49
Creator/Collector:
Moulin, Gabriel
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912
Cardinell-Vincent Co.,
Extent: 9 boxes (726 lantern slides). See itemized list under "Additional Collection Guides"
Repository:
San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
San Francisco, California 94102
Abstract: This artificial collection consists of 726 lantern slides documenting significant San Francisco events including the Midwinter
Fair of 1894, the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, and Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. There are an extensive amount
of exterior shots of San Francisco’s public schools after the 1906 Earthquake. The collection of lantern slides was assembled
by San Francisco Public Library over the years from donations. The first donation of lantern slides was presented as a bequest
from Dr. Louis J. Sawyer in 1935. Most of the slides are black and white but some are hand-colored and date circa 1890s -
1940s. Some lantern slides have the photographer, publisher or collector noted on the slide and has been incorporated into
the finding guide. The photographers include Gabriel Moulin, Cardinell-Vincent, I. W. Taber and H.T. Henning. The collectors
include Dr. Louis J. Sawyer and the publishers include George Kanzee and C. R. Skinner Manufacturing Co..
Language of Material: English
The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center’s Photo Desk hours.
All requests for permission to publish from photographs must be submitted in writing to the Photo Curator. Permission for
publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
San Francisco Lantern Slide Collection. San Francisco Public Library. San Francisco History Center
This artificial collection was created with the base of the Dr. Louis J. Sawyer gift in 1935. The source of the acquisitions
of the other lantern slides is unknown.
Scope and Content of Collection
This artificial collection consists of 726 lantern slides documenting significant San Francisco events including the Midwinter
Fair of 1894, the 1906 Earthquake and Fire, and Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915. There are an extensive amount
of exterior shots of San Francisco’s public schools after the 1906 Earthquake. The collection of lantern slides was assembled
by San Francisco Public Library over the years from donations. The first donation of lantern slides was presented as a bequest
from Dr. Louis J. Sawyer in 1935. Most of the slides are black and white but some are hand-colored and date circa 1890s -
1940s. Some lantern slides have the photographer, publisher or collector noted on the slide and has been incorporated into
the finding guide. The photographers include Gabriel Moulin, Cardinell-Vincent, I. W. Taber and H.T. Henning. The collectors
include Dr. Louis J. Sawyer and the publishers include George Kanzee and C. R. Skinner Manufacturing Co.. Lantern slides are
positive transparent images on glass and were developed in the nineteenth century to entertain and educate. The glass slides
were usually presented by traveling lecture projectionists in narrated “magic lantern” shows.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earthquake and fire, 1906.
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs.
Public schools -- California -- San Francisco.
Lantern slides.