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A Brief History of Hollywood

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CHAPTER ONE – Early Pioneers: 1899-1907

1659 – Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens invents the magic lantern, an early still image projector. In the 1790s, the popularity of the magic lantern leads to the first Phantasmagoria: a theater production invoking magic and mystery, in which frightening images of ghosts, skeletons, and demons fill the walls or appear in clouds of smoke. The Phantasmagoria remains a popular draw for over a century.

NOTE: This is a little miniseries I’m going to be working on over the next few weeks, covering the movie industry from inception to the mid-twentieth century.

das war einmal, or history of the future

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Living History Farms

Image by Phil Roeder
The teacher’s desk in a one-room schoolhouse.

Photos from the annual Photography Day at Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa.