Performance of a peepman
This photo shows one of the oldest forerunners of film history, the Guckkastenmaenner (the peep-show men), they were later replaced by the laterna magica. This photo, after a contemporary drawing by the painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmueller, shows the Guckkastenmann in a farm barn with his picture box mounted on a wooden carrying rack. The viewers are offered pictures in the box and matching stories. The peep show men were mainly in Vienna and appeared on large, busy places
Picture No
13319520
Media ID
48346497
Size
4958px x 3863px
(4.8MB)
Credit
(c) Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Usage Restrictions
No model release, no property release. No commercial, merchandising or advertising use without release by SZ Photo
Source
SZ Photo - Scherl
Date
1800
