We took a family vacation up to Columbia, Ca. to visit Columbia State Historic Park. Our plan was to enjoy the town and also set up the wet plate photography darkroom to get a few photos of the many historic structures. As this was a historic venue, and we often end up chatting with folks, we also threw the Telegraph and Magic Lantern into the car alongside the darkroom. I thought maybe we'd get to do a Magic Lantern show at the hotel. I let the park staff know I was coming so they wouldn't worry about the big contraption set up in the park.
We connected with the park staff on site and they were absolutely impressed with our stuff. They asked us to set up on the main street! When I mentioned the telegraph and magic lantern, they asked us to bring that as well. They put us in the "Bowling Alley" and we had the room to ourselves to demonstrate for the public. I ran the lantern, Brandon ran the tintype booth, and Emily ran the telegraph. They even made a poster and plastered us all over town. Good thing we brought our period clothes!!! (though they had loaner costumes).
This was a fun event, we'll be back!
