primitive film, exhibitions, panoramas, and the like. Here is the script of a show about Teddy and San Juan. Sadly the original images are lost, but It seems to have been a form of candle-lantern type slide show with some kind of film component provided by the Great Stephen Crane of Red Badge of Courage fame.
Bill McMasters (Mr. BMC) had planned to produce all his playsets focused on American History, his untimely death after the company weathered the Mexican factory fire and a Chinese takeover, sadly cutailed his great project, but not before he rolled out his San Juan Hill set, which I bought in the 90s for 20 bucks.