About the Image(s)

This statue-like structure was displayed on a bustling pedestrian street in Changsha, China. This area was packed with tourists and locals enjoying the vibrant atmosphere. The display interested me since it represented the way people viewed moving pictures in the early days. This device only allowed a single person at a time to view a short, silent film through a peephole. I believe that it was called a mutoscope (Please correct me if I am wrong!). It used a rotating drum of index-card-sized images that were hand-cranked to create the illusion of movement. The mutoscope became a successful coin-in-the-slot peep show business in the old times.

The image was taken by iphone, and minor enhancements using Snapseed. Your comments are highly appreciated.