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Subject: [NYALBANY] meaning of 'presided at the lantern'?
Date: 9 Aug 2002 18:35:58 -0000
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The following undated newspaper clipping from an Albany or Watervliet
paper, (probably sometime from the mid 1880s to late 1890s) is pasted in
a Fitzgerald family album. Does anyone know what presided at the
lantern means in this context? It sounds like what wed call a slide show,
but Im not familiar with the technology that might have been used here.
Mr. James G. Fitzgerald, one of the most enthusiastic lovers of fine
pictures, presided at the lantern assisted by his sons who inherit a love
for artistic work. The many comic pictures thrown upon the canvas
pleased everybody and kept the crowd in good humor. The result was one
of the finest exhibitions from an artistic standpoint ever given Albanians.
Mr. McCarty, of the Albany Calcium Light company, furnished the gas for
the exhibit, while Artists Graham, Sheridan, Lang, McNally, Palmer, Harold
McGrath and others prepared the pictures.
A similar newsclipping from the same album reads:
[noted in longhand, Nov. 1884 The Retaras]
For the very fine artistic exhibition on the bulletin boards of the [illegible --
Daily?] Press and Knickerbocker last evening, an exhibition which was
enjoyed by many thousand people, thanks are due to Mr. James G.
Fitzgerald, B. M. McCarty, and Mr. Veeder. Despite the torrents of rain,
thousands of people watched [our?] canvas until nearly midnight when,
out of sympathy for the throng who had watched them so patiently for
many hours, the exhibition was brought to a close
Id be most grateful for any explanations list memebers have, including
references to other sources for further information.
Pam Perryman
Eugene, Oregon
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