J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

64 10 Shooting the Walrus 11 The Albatross Letter Carrier 12 Arrival of the English ship The Dogs & Monks of St. Bernard.* Showing views of the Hospice, and the noble works achieved by the Monks and Dogs in saving life. COPYRIGHT DESIGNS, 1 Title and Picture—Dogs and Monks of St. Bernard 2 View of the Monastery by night 3 Tourist party descending with guide 4 Room in which frozen bodies are kept 5 An avalanche destroying the Hospice 6 Monks and dogs setting out at night on search 7 Dog discovers child and licks it 8 Child on Dog’s back carried over the snow 9 Arrival of dog with child at Monastery lo Monks and dogs searching for traveller n Tiy’ing to restore animation in woman 12 Mother and son restored in the Monastery Old London and our Ancestors.* This set of slides should be the most popular ever brought out, and command an enormous sale. It shows London as it was during the 17th and i8th centuries, and pictures^ of our ancestors in those times. It cannot fail to be most interesting to every true Britisher, whether at home or abroad. 1 Old London Bridge, showing the wooden houses that were built acres - the bridge. Very picturesque 2 Fight between Alsatians and Templars in Blac’f friars 3 The Mail Coaches sttrting fr m ':he Swan with two necks 4 The Frost Fair on the Thames when the Thames was frozen over and a Fair was held thereon 5 The Pillory and Stocks in London streets 6 Temple Bar 7 The Burning of Newgate during the Riots 8 The Link Bovs of Old London and the Old Charlie Watchmen 9 Old Cheapside 10 Execution Place, ^" •‘^hfield 11 Marriage in the 1 leet 12 A Coach stopped uy Highwaymen on Blackheath Robinson Cruso-: * By permission of Messrs. Warne 8 c Oo»- Equal to 3 pictures on each Slide, the centre Picture being prominent and the leading one. and at the sides or top divided as by a scroll, other scenes thus in 12 slides giving equal to nearly 36 pictures. 1 Crusoe begging his father to let him go to Sea ; Crusoe talking to the Captain ; the Storm 2 Crusoe on the Raft with Provisions; The Deserted Wreck 3 Crusoe Cutting Notches on the Pole on the Shore ; Leading the Goat; on the Cliff 4 Crusoe at Dinner; Walking on the Sands ; Picking Vegetables 5 Crusoe having a Sail; Hewing Down Trees ; Ready to Start 6 Astonishment on the Sands ; Milking Goat; Looking out to Sea 7 Friday Kneeling to Crusoe; the Savages Slain ; the Fire of the Savages 8 Crusoe teaching Friday to Read ; Friday astonished at Crusoe’s Shooting 9 Crusoe and Friday out Hunting 10 Teaching the Bear to Dance ir Exultation; a Ship in Sight. Cooking Food; Crusoe dancing 12 Crusoe overcome with Joy; Going on Board Mary, Queen of Scots. By H. G. Bell. From Original and Elaborate Designs, 1 It was a stately convent, with its old and lofty walls 2 And there five Noble Maidens s<t, beneath the Orchard Tree 3 It was the Court—the Gay Court of Bourbon 4 And on its deck a Lady sat, who gazed with tearful eyes 5 Sat Mary listening to the rain, and sighing with the winds 6 And summoned Rizzio with his lute, and bade the Minstrel play 7 The rufiian steel is in his heart—the faithful Rizzio’s slain 8 She wrote the words, she stood erect —a Queen without a Crown ! 9 She stayed her steed upon a hill—she saw them marching by 10 Away ! away ! thy gallant steed must act no Laggard’s part 11 Beside the block a sullen headsman stood 12 Laps the warm blood that trickling falls unheeded to the floor How the Poor Live, or Outcast London.* WITH READINGS. 1 A London Court 2 Motherly care