Fourth of July, Very Beautiful Antique Silver Print Photo of Exploding Fireworks with Horizon of Spectators handmade copper flask I think magic lantern "slip"

I think magic lantern "slip" slides are really fun--a very simple early mechanical means of creating a changing image

including some lovely coral samples

Body is constructed with jointed (ish) arms and legs

13 3/4 x 9 5/8 w x 7” d

Fourth of July, Very Beautiful Antique Silver Print Photo of Exploding Fireworks with Horizon of Spectators handmade copper flask I think magic lantern "slip"A silvery beauty, exquisitely capturing the fine trails and softly falling tails of exploding and exploded fireworks. And just below the silhouetted trees along the dark horizon line, one can make out a second horizon of people watching, backs turned to the camera. Wonderful. 3 5 16" x x 4 5 16". Good condition. Edges are not rough there is just a little emulsion loss along edges, top edge mostly. On reverse some black paper residue along the right