Lantern Slide, Star-Spangled Banner Series, "And this Be Our Motto 'In God is Our Trust'," 1896-1897

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Artifact Overview

Joseph Boggs Beale (1841-1926) created artwork that was reproduced to make magic lantern slides like this one. His illustrations were photographed onto glass then hand colored. Beale was prolific, producing more than 2000 images used in over 250 different lantern slide sets. This slide was one of six created to illustrate Francis Scott Key's poem "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Artifact Details

Artifact

Lantern slide

Date Made

1896-1897

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

94.0.65.16

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Tape (Material)

Technique

Hand coloring
Photographic processes
Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in

Lantern Slide, Star-Spangled Banner Series, "And this Be Our Motto 'In God is Our Trust'," 1896-1897