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Banvard's "moving panorama" as a prelude to the motion picture...
Banvard's "moving panorama" as a prelude to the motion picture...
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December 16, 1848
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Dec. 16, 1848 Inside has a great article on what was essentially a very early & crude predecessor to the motion picture: "Banvard's Panorama" with an illustration of it. Be sure to see the hyperlink which has much detail on the famed artist John Banvard who traveled much throughout the country promoting his "moving panoramas" of the Mississippi River Valley. The Wikipedia article references this very Dec. 16, 1848 article on Scientific American.
Eight pages, very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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