Pages from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. Departing Sri Lanka 6.4.1877.

Sunbeam, departing #SriLanka 6.4.1877. "I have not been able to keep my mind from running incessantly on Sir Emerson Tennent's delightful book on Ceylon, which describes places we have not ourselves visited, but which I wanted very much to see, & I have been so interested.." #Brassey #History #1870s

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Le Trapèze (1878) Charles Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a flipping trapeze artist.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #trapeze

https://youtu.be/g4aU0nx9S0o

Le Trapèze (1878) Charles Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a flipping trapeze artist.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #trapeze

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Le Singe Musicien (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a monkey playing a violin.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #monkey #Musician #violin

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Le Singe Musicien (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a monkey playing a violin.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #monkey #Musician […]

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Le Rôtisseur (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a chef cooking on his rotisserie.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #chef #rotisserie

https://youtu.be/THxK3kNcJZU

Le Rôtisseur (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a chef cooking on his rotisserie.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #chef #rotisserie

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Le Repas des Poulets (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a girl feeding the chickens.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #chicken

https://youtu.be/DgBl5GZc9Rk

Le Repas des Poulets (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a girl feeding the chickens.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #chicken

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Le Moulin à Eau (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a boy pumping the watermill.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #watermill

https://youtu.be/LsNDr2yvgyo

Le Moulin à Eau (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a boy pumping the watermill.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #watermill

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Le Jongleur (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a juggler.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #juggler

https://youtu.be/iVJUQ_vVEMc

Le Jongleur (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a juggler.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #juggler

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Le Jeu de Corde (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a girl playing jumprope.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #skip #jumprope

https://youtu.be/dGJvK7qtFUY

Le Jeu de Corde (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a girl playing jumprope.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #skip #jumprope

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Le Fumeur (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a smoker and his dog.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #smoker #dog

https://youtu.be/rX_DvjzGJi4

Le Fumeur (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a smoker and his dog.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #smoker #dog

Pages and map from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. Colombo, Sri Lanka 30.3.1877.

Sunbeam #Colombo #SriLanka 30.3.1877. "It rained heavily during the night, and we were obliged to sleep in the deck-house instead of on deck. At daylight all was again bright and beautiful, and the cocoanut-clad coast of Ceylon looked most fascinating in the early morning light." #Brassey #1870s

Pages and map from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. Galle, Sri Lanka 29.3.1877.

Sunbeam #Galle #SriLanka 29.3.1877. "The picturesque town, with its old buildings, & the white surf dashing in among the splendid cocoa-trees which grow down to the water's edge, combined to make up a charming picture...The drive was delightful, & the vegetation more beautiful..." #Brassey #1870s

Page and map from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. Sri Lanka 28.3.1887.

Sunbeam #SriLanka 28.3.1877. "At midnight the wind was slightly ahead, and we could distinctly smell the fragrant breezes and spicy odours of Ceylon...If only the interior is as beautiful as what we can see from the deck of the yacht, my expectations will be fully realised..." #Brassey #1870s

“The Lectures of the Three Degrees in Craft Masonry,” 1874.

#illustration #1870s #masonic #emblemata

"The Spectre Stag. -Drawn By M. Montbard."
The Illustrated London News, Christmas edition 1874.
#PhantomsFriday #Art #1870s

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Le Déjeuner de Bébé (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a baby eating lunch.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #Baby #Lunch

https://youtu.be/j3sBOts3hMc

Le Déjeuner de Bébé (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a baby eating lunch.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #Baby #Lunch

Pages and map from "A Voyage in the Sunbeam" by Annie Lady Brassey, published in 1878. Bay of Bengal 24.3.1877.

Sunbeam, Bay of Bengal 24.3.1877. Another flat calm. The after-forecastle, having been battened down and fumigated for the last 72 hours, was today opened, and its contents brought up on deck, some to be thrown overboard, and others to be washed with carbolic acid." #Brassey #Travel #History #1870s

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L'Aquarium (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a girl trying to entice fish.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #aquarium #fish

https://youtu.be/toIx9kEJe9U

L'Aquarium (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

Praxinoscope animation of a girl trying to entice fish.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #aquarium #fish

youtu.be/d2j0lBaVXPA

L'Amazone (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

The Amazon. Praxinoscope animation of a woman riding a horse.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #amazon #horse #woman

https://youtu.be/d2j0lBaVXPA

L'Amazone (1878) Charles-Émile Reynaud

The Amazon. Praxinoscope animation of a woman riding a horse.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #amazon #horse #woman

youtu.be/D1cUzSMdDv4

La Rosace Maquque (1877) Charles-Émile Reynaud

The Magic Rosette. Praxinoscope animation of a kaleidoscopic design.

#FilmHistory #PublicDomain #VintageCinema #CinephileCommunity #HandPainted #ÉmileReynaud #1870s #1878 #MagicLantern #Praxinoscope #Phantasmagoria #rosette