Magic lanterns

early type of image projector

American photographer, journalist and activist (1849–1914)

1907 fragment of animated film speculated to be the oldest work of animation in Japan

French inventor

American painter and installation artist (born 1969)

thumb|upright=1.7|Interpretation of Robertson's Fantasmagorie from F. Marion's ''L'Optique'' (1867)

German inventor and early filmmaker (1863–1939)

British filmmaker (1864–1959)

1914 film by George Nichols

1894 film directed by Alexander Black

1908 film by Francis Boggs, Otis Turner

Gujarati, Parsi and Urdu theatre actress of India

Italian painter, cartoonist, writer (1841-1929)

American writer (1850–1931)

French photographer and inventor (1819–1900)

American photographer (1825–1896)

alt=|thumb|right|Illustration of a stereopticon A stereopticon is a slide projector or relatively powerful "magic lantern", which has two lenses, usually one above the other, and has mainly been used to project photographic images. These devices date back to the mid 19th century, and were a popular form of entertainment and education before the advent of moving pictures.

American physician and botanist (1857-1924)

British Salvation Army officer (1862–1926)

French physicist (1822-1880)

1646 work by Athanasius Kircher

German magician

English writer, editor, and social reformer (1868–1940)