Rare and beautiful images from vintage glass lantern slides will illustrate our next online presentation, “Women Pioneers of American Landscape Architecture,” with Jim Donahue, Preservation Society Curator of Historic Landscapes & Horticulture. The glass lantern, also called magic lantern, was popular in the 19th century as a way to project images long before the invention of the overhead or slide projector. The technology could give the images an illusion of depth or even movement. The images come courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection. Above is the fountain at Kenarden, Bar Harbor, Maine, by Beatrix Jones Farrand, just one of the pioneering female landscape architects featured in Jim’s talk. To join his presentation on Thursday, September 10, at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom video conference, please register by sending an email to ProgramRSVP@NewportMansions.org. Include your full name and put “Jim Donahue lecture” in the ...