Photograph - MAGIC LANTERN SLIDES, Popular views of the Second Boer War 1899

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10620.05P Boer family of sharpshooters.jpg 10620.06P Boer soldiers.jpg 10620.07P Satirical artillery cartoon.jpg 10620.08P Battle of Colenso 1899.jpg

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10620.12P Cartoon of Field Marshall Roberts from Melbourne Punch.jpg 10620.13P Colenso railway bridge.jpg 10620.14P Fort in Bloemfontein.jpg 10620.15P General J.D. French.jpg 10620.16P Group of officers.jpg

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10620.25P Officers of the 12th Lancers.jpg 10620.26P Petrus Joubert Boer Commander in Chief.jpg 10620.27P Queen visiting Gordon Highlanders.jpg 10620.28P Refugees leaving Johannesburg.jpg

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10620.33P Trooper and Boer prisoner.jpg 10620.34P Trooper, possibly from NSW Mounted Rifles.jpg 10620.35P Troops at Princes dock.jpg 10620.36P Unidentified Colonel

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Historical information

These slides are positive images imprinted on glass plates designed to be projected onto a screen using a magic lantern, a forerunner of the modern projector. Many of the slides are photographs of items in publications such as the London Illustrated News and other popular sources. Magic lantern shows were entertainments held in halls and mechanics institutes as a form of community entertainment. A slide projector would display the images onto a stage curtain accompanied by a commentary from the presenter.

The subjects shown were topical and patriotic, illustrating current events. The Australian colonies sent sizable contingents to South Africa, so the show would have been of great interest.

Physical description

A collection of 36 magic lantern slides featuring scenes from the Second Boer War, 1899. Examples of “magic lantern”projectors can be found on Victorian Collections.

Inscriptions & markings

Some slides have text from newspapers attached, probably acting as a prompt to the presenter.

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Identifier

10620.36P

Materials

Glass

Measurements

Length: 10 centimetres, Height: 10 centimetres

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Accessed 4 June 2026

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