Lantern Slides - Series, 'John Gilpin', circa 1850-1880, Set of 12 lantern slides depicting the story of John Gilpin. Set in England, the poem The Diverting History of John Gilpin; showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again was written by William Cowper and first published in 1782. This set of lantern slides are part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera the Australian and Victorian

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Lantern Slides - Series, 'John Gilpin', circa 1850-1880, Set of 12 lantern slides depicting the story of John Gilpin. Set in England, the poem The Diverting History of John Gilpin; showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again was written by William Cowper and first published in 1782. This set of lantern slides are part of the Francis Collection of pre-cinematic apparatus and ephemera the Australian and Victorian

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