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I am trying to find a home for a collection of glass slides which were in my attic when I moved here.
 

It was originally used by Joseph Earl Appley for travelogues and temperance shows. I don't have a date, but I think they were used in the early part of the 20th century or the late 1800's. He was a minister and supplemented his income giving these shows.

The slides are all glass, with both color and black and white pictures, most with black passepartout-type binding. The slides are all in very good condition. I estimate a total of over 1500 slides. They are stored in a series of strong wooden boxes with padding and heavy straps or locks and carrying handles. Each box was meant to contain the slides for a particular program. In some cases, we have the script or notes for the programs.

I also have a projector for the slides, which is in good condition. It was originally made for acetelyne gas, converted to electricity; used as recently as the 1980's; stored in original carrying case

Topics covered by the slides include:

"The Monuments of Paris and Their History" (approximately 160 slides)

"Down the Delaware in a Camping Boat" (approximately 160 slides) (Also have script)

"Canada Coast to Coast" (approximately 100 slides)

"Ben Hur" (approximately 100 slides) (Also have script)

"Man of Galilee" (approximately 100 slides)

"Niagara Falls" - approximately 160 slides

"Temperance Lecture" and some other slides (approximately 100 slides) NOTE: the Temperance slides were used by many lecturers, often shown to young people as a way of urging them to stay away from drinking. Many historians and biographers have reported that these slides scared the wits out of them -- especially the graphic series on "the drunkard’s stomach".

Many other items, including a signal box for the projector operator, tickets for travelogues, loose slides, etc.

I would like to see these slides in a museum where they can be properly cared for. Please contact me by phone at (802) 592-3361 or by letter at P.O. Box 25, Peacham, VT 05862.

- Beppy Brown