The vitascope as operated in a theater – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: The vitascope as operated in a theater, preserved in this antique engraving. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The vitascope as operated in a theater
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The Vitascope, shown here at work in a theater, was the projector that brought moving pictures to paying audiences in 1896. Thomas Armat and C. Francis Jenkins developed the machine, and Edison's company marketed it under the Vitascope name. Its first public showings in New York that spring drew large crowds and helped establish projected film as popular entertainment. This wood engraving appeared in the *American Amateur Photographer* in December 1896, a magazine aimed at readers who were still learning about the new technology.
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1896 |
| Subjects | Illus. in: American Amateur Photogrpaher, vol. 8, 1896 Dec., p. 543. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card, with subsequent revisions. Caption card tracings: Motion pictures--Theaters; Motion pictures--Devices; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,019 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-134941 |
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