Come out and enjoy
a program your parents or grandparents may have seen in 1930, as the Historical Society of Bloomfield
presents Magic Lantern Adventure.
The program will feature digitally enhanced slides of original hand-colored
magic lantern slides of historical sites in Bloomfield.
The Magic Lantern, an early form of image projector, was believed to be
invented in the 1650s (or possibly even in the 15th C). Even
after the invention of the modern motion picture projector, the Magic Lantern
continued to be used by magicians and in "girly shows". Today, the Magic Lantern is primarily used only by collectors.
In 1930, Bloomfield’s Presbyterian Church on the Green presented a slide program of hand-colored magic lantern slides of historical sites in Bloomfield. This would have been considered a state-of-the art multimedia presentation at the time. The slide collection was rediscovered in 1967 and presented again. Recently, when church elder Don Cornell was going through the Church’s archives, he rediscovered the slides yet again, along with the original narration that had been prepared for the 1930 and 1967 programs.
The program will be presented, using the original commentary, by Don
Cornell. Antique Magic Lantern projectors will be on display, as well. The
event is open to the public, free of charge and refreshments will be served, so
bring a friend! More info: www.hsob.org, 973-743-8844, info@hsob.org.
