| agent |
G. [Gaston] Massiot et Compagnie (French photographic firm, ca. 1899-1940) |
| culturalContext |
French |
| date |
distributed ca. 1908-1909 (publication) |
| description |
[The collection consists of 2,676 lantern slides which are views of buildings and
cities in Europe, with some slides from the Middle and Far East as well. These were
digitally imaged in 2007.] A. Molteni was an inventor and manufacturer of projection
equipment in the late 19th and early 20th century. He styled himself a "Constructeur
d'instruments d'Optique, de Physique, de Mathématiques et de Marine." Arthur-Honore
Radiguet (1850-1905) was a similarly gifted inventor whose photographic business included
working with Molteni and producing lantern slides. He also invented all manner of
photographic equipment and especially worked with medical imaging, including the new
x-ray techniques, discovered in 1895. He formed a firm with his son-in-law, Gaston
Massiot, in 1899. Tragically Radiguet died from the effects of x-ray exposure in 1905.
Massiot assumed the firm and was still inventing new apparatus as late as ca. 1936.
The firm was still in business as of ca. 1940.
Cinematographes [website]; http://cinematographes.free.fr/ (accessed 5/29/2009) [description source] |
| inscription |
Original labels: "Projections Molteni Collections et Tirages de Positifs pour ProjectionsG.
Massiot & Cie37 bis 39 Rue de Belfort Courbevoie Seine"
|
| location |
University of Notre Dame, Architecture Library (South Bend, Indiana, United States) [repository]
Courbevoie, Île-de-France, France [publication] |
| material |
black and white film; glass |
| measurements |
4 in (height) x 3.25 in (width, each) |
| relation |
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| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Nineteenth century; Twentieth century |
| subject |
architectural exteriors; architectural interiors; Molteni, A.; topographical views;
lantern slide projection; magic lantern lectures
|
| technique |
photography |
| textref |
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| title |
Historic architectural views [lantern slide collection] [descriptive, true, en] |
| worktype |
photographs; lantern slides; photographs; positives (photographs); black-and-white
transparencies ; topographical views
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