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Knights of Pythias Magic Lantern Slide - Cleanthe's Appeal to Pythias
1884
William H. Rau
USA
Glass, wood, metal
Gift of Michael T. Heitke
2011.062.34

Knights of Pythias magic lantern slide in color mounted in a rectangular wooden frame. The slide depicts a scene from the story of Pythias. The image shows a man chained to a column with a woman by his side. On the bottom of the wooden frame is a white label with black type that reads "No. 14795 Knights of Pythias / Cleanthe's Appeal to Pythias." In bold black type to right of label it reads "Selected Subjects." There is a maker's mark etched onto wood on proper right side of slide that reads "Copyrighted 1884 by / William H. Rau."