Illustrated Catalogue Of Magic Lanterns (after November 1889, probably 1890)

McIntosh battery and optical co., Chicago, ill., u. s. 227 PELOPONNESSUS. Corinth. 1 Acrocorintlms at Corinth 2 Herakles and Bow, mar- ble relief. Carapanos Col. Athens Sparta. *3 Grave, relief. Deities re- ceiving offerings. Cast. Athens *4 Grave, relief. Cast. Sim- ilar to above. Athens Argos. *5 Shield of Argos. *6 Head of Gorgon. Cast *7 Figure thought to be the basis of “the Canon” of Polycleitus. Argos. Cy 8 A Doryphorusin Naples is thought to preserve the type of the above figure. Cy Megara. 9 A crude figure, probably Apollo. Athens 10 Demeter (Ceres). Penna. Academy of Fine Arts 11 Another view of the above Demeter statue Epidaurus. 12 Mounted Amazon. Athens *13 JEsculapius Relief. Athens *14 Athena, small marble statue. Athens *15 Aphrodite, fine marble statue. Athens FROM GREENLAND’S ICY MOUNTAINS. 13 Beautifully Colored Views, $19.50. A series of illustrations of this well-known pressly for us, and no other dealer or manuthcturer h s ’jJ wlth a D i sso iving Stereopticon oringis exquisite, and when properlythrown on.thehe J l the other numerous illustra- tive hymns^(Tpob^ e phb^ ^^comprises 13 glides beautifully colored, and is not furnished plain. No. 1. “From Greenland’s Icy Moun- tains,” . ., As indicated by the first two lines of the hymn; apart of the first picture, shows an iceberg and the frozen seas of the North, while the other part represents a Tropical Indian scene with palm trees and a glorious SU No?2. Shows a portion of an Island. In the foreground, the ocean, with a Coral reef peeping up from the moon-lit waters Nos 3-4. “Where Afric’s sunny fountains roll down their golden sands, From many an ancient river, This view represents the “ golden sands ” of Africa; a group of natives with their cam- els halted at a “sunny fountain” tor rest; while "from many an ancient river shows a typical scene along the borders of the Nile, showing a ruined temple and one ot the na- tive Dahabeehas floating down the river No. 5. ‘ ‘From many a palmy plain they call us to deliver their land from er- rors Chain.” Depicts a palmy plain, its glittering sands, luxuriant palm trees, another group of cam- els, dromedaries and Arabs, with a shelter- lngtent to shield them from the noon-day S< Nos 6-7. “Can we, whose souls are lighted with wisdom from on high, Can we, to men benighted the lamp of life deny?” Allegorical picture representing a clergy- man in the pulpit; in the distance a portion of a church, in the foreground a number of people wending their way to divine services; an open Bible, with an old-fashioned lamp resting thereon, from which burning in- cense is arising toward a distant view of the heavenly city. Nos. 8-9. “Salvation! O Salvation ! The joyfnl sound proclaim, ’Till earth’s remotest nation, Has learned Messiah’s name.” In the first, the view shows a portion ot the place of the crucifixion with its three crosses, a crescent moon rising from the waters, while through the air are floating Angels bearing trumpets with which the joyful sound” is proclaimed In the latter, simply a portrait of the Savior, after Guido, showing him crowned with thorns and his blood dropping from numberless wounds; a background of ocean and mountains with a portion of plain, and palm trees showing thereon, in the center of which the portrait is set, making it a very striking and pleasing Pl Nos e iO-U. “Waft, waft, ye winds,his story, and you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, it spreads from pole to pole. Two of the most beautiful of the views of this series. An ocean steamer is seen toss- ing on the billowy sea and a distant view ot land is shown; while in the latter is seen a view only to be seen at sea where the entire expanse of water, lighted up by the setting sun, shines like a “sea of glory” and seems to “spread from pole to pole.’ Nos 12-13. “Redeemer. King, Creator, in bliss returns to reign. In 12 is shown an allegorical picture, in the immediate foreground the Holy Bible, on which is resting a crown of thorns; a lit tie further back the hill showing the three crosses with the figure still hanging thereon, and in the extreme background a view of Jerusalem. No. 13. the last picture of the series, is an ideal view of the ■ Redeemei, King, Creator,” accompanied with a host oi Angels returning to reign.