Lantern Slide, Star-Spangled Banner Series, "And the Rockets' Red Glare, the Bombs Bursting in Air," 1896-1897
THF622557 / Lantern Slide, Star-Spangled Banner Series, "And the Rockets' Red Glare, the Bombs Bursting in Air," 1896-1897 / detail
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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
Creators
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
94.0.65.12
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
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