 More than 2,600 photos provide a time machine to the Victorian era. The pictures show Bradford, West Yorkshire in the late 1800s and early 1900s, depicting the city post-industrialisation, when it became the 'wool capital of the world'. They are 'magic lantern' images, meaning they are displayed with an early type of projector that uses artificial light, from a bulb or candle flame, designed to show hand-painted images, prints or photographs on a glass slide. The set, produced by models who were either volunteers or the photographer's family and friends, has been acquired by The National Science and Media Museum. They were first developed in the 17th century but were commonly used until the mid-20th century as a popular form of entertainment and precursor to film technologies. The newly acquired collection is now being documented, photographed, treated, rehoused, and stored by the museum. And they will later be added to its extensive collection of magic lantern slides. The images are displayed with displayed with an early type of projector that uses artificial light, (Picture: SWNS) There are more than 2,600 photos in the eollection (Picture: SWNS) The photo shows the city when it was dubbed the 'wool capital of the world' (Picture: SWNS) The photos have beenacquired by The National Science and Media Museum (Picture: SWNS) Vanessa Torres, conservator at the National Science and Media Museum, said she was thrilled that the museum was preserving this unique snapshot of history. She said: 'Our collections are constantly growing, and new acquisitions can take on many different shapes and sizes. 'When we acquired this large collection of magic lantern slides, it was a truly a cross-department effort to document, conserve, and digitise the objects to ensure that these fascinating images can be accessed and enjoyed by everyone.' The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, We){kind=link}
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More than 2,600 photos provide a time machine to the Victorian era.
The pictures show Bradford, West Yorkshire in the late 1800s and early 1900s, depicting the city post-industrialisation, when it became the ‘wool capital of the world’.
They are ‘majic lantern’ images, meaning they are displayed with an early type of projector that uses artificial light, from a bulb or candle flame, designed to show hand-painted images, prints or photographs on a glass slide.
The set, produced by models who were either volunteers or the photographer’s family and friends, has been acquired by The National Science and Media Museum.