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Exhibitions Collection (page 11)

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Nottingham & Midland Counties industrial exhibition

Nottingham & Midland Counties industrial exhibition
Visitors at the Nottingham and Midland Counties Industrial Exhibition, in a building erected for the purpose in the Cattle Market at Nottingham

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Thaumaturgick exhibitions, optical illusions and deceptions

Thaumaturgick exhibitions, optical illusions and deceptions
Playbill for performance of " thaumaturgick exhibitions, optical illusions and magical deceptions" by Mr Boaz at the Kings Arms, High Street

Background imageExhibitions Collection: The Glasgow Exhibition

The Glasgow Exhibition
The Glasgow International Exhibition: exterior of the building at the Gray Street entrance with crowds approaching

Background imageExhibitions Collection: The Glasgow Exhibition, Gray Street front

The Glasgow Exhibition, Gray Street front
The Glasgow International Exhibition: a row of carriages are lined up outside the Gray Street front of the building. Date: 1888

Background imageExhibitions Collection: View of the Glasgow Exhibition

View of the Glasgow Exhibition
The Glasgow International Exhibition: general view of the building and grounds

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Lunching with lions in Shepherds Bush

Lunching with lions in Shepherds Bush
An unusual luncheon party which took place at the Imperial International Exhibition in Shepherds Bush (White City). Twenty people in a large cage with four full-grown lions belonging to Bostocks

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Great Exhibition

Great Exhibition
The Transept, from the north side

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Chicago Exhibition Govt

Chicago Exhibition Govt
The Government Pavilion

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Paris Exhib Opens 1900

Paris Exhib Opens 1900
The exhibition is opened by the President

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace / 1908

Crystal Palace / 1908
The Palace and grounds

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Great Exhib. / Gutter Plan

Great Exhib. / Gutter Plan
Paxtons Gutter, a novel innovation used in the construction of the Crystal Palace, arranged over the entire building

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Napoleon Iii / Prize

Napoleon Iii / Prize
The Universal Exhibition of 1867, Paris. Napoleon III at a prize winning ceremony receiving the prize of honour for his workers houses and model farms

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Exhibition / Grand Palais

Exhibition / Grand Palais
The Grand Palais at the Paris 1900 exhibition

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Sevre Garden & Exhib

Sevre Garden & Exhib
The Sevres company pavillon, designed by Patout and Ventre with gardens designed by Henri Rapin at the L Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palce / Brick Beam

Crystal Palce / Brick Beam
3 diagrams showing the tests undertaken to establish which material, Roman or Portland cement, would provide the stronger hollow bricks for use in the exhibition beams

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Paris Exhib Electricity

Paris Exhib Electricity
Visitors inside the Palace of Electricity

Background imageExhibitions Collection: 1862 Exhibition

1862 Exhibition
General view of the exhibition buildings at the southern end of the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society in Kensington, London

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Interior

Crystal Palace Interior
Interior view of the garden display area, with fountains, pools and statuary, giving a good impression both of the elaborate exhibits and the building which houses them

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus

Jablochkoffs electric light apparatus
Diagrams showing Jablochkoffs candle lamp. Paul Jablochkoff (1847-1894) was a Russian telegraph engineer who would rise to the post of director of telegraphs between Moscow and Kursk

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Paris Exhib Temple 1900

Paris Exhib Temple 1900
People visit the interior of the Khmer Temple

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Sydenham Crystal Palace

Sydenham Crystal Palace
Charles Goodyears India- Rubber Court : at first some attempt is made to house exhibits like those of the Great Exhibition, but activities soon diversify

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Terrace

Crystal Palace Terrace
The sloping grounds of the Sydenham site enable the re- constructed Crystal Palace to be more picturesquely laid out than in Hyde Park : this is the Second Terrace

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Egyptian Court at Crys P

Egyptian Court at Crys P
Visitors from the East are among the sightseers in the EGYPTIAN COURT - it would be nice to know what they think of it !

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Cp - Egyptian Figures

Cp - Egyptian Figures
The Great Egyptian Figures in the North Transept, modelled on those at Abu Simbel

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Rosary

Crystal Palace Rosary
The ROSARY is one of the many attractions of the Palace Grounds

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Gen View

Crystal Palace Gen View
Seen from the grounds, the re-created Palace is seen more strikingly than in its original Hyde Park location

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Archery

Crystal Palace Archery
Archery is the most extreme sport practised in the early days of the Palace : the football team has yet to come

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Temple

Crystal Palace Temple
The WATER TEMPLE in the Palace grounds is a fine example of Victorian design

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Lake

Crystal Palace Lake
The picturesque boating lake is a popular feature of the Palace grounds : around 1900, an electric canoe will ply its waters

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crystal Palace Fountains

Crystal Palace Fountains
No palace is complete without fountains, and visitors to the Crystal Palace are delighted with a sight to rival Versailles

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Fireworks 1951

Festival Fireworks 1951
Fireworks and illuminations at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Cry Palace Water Arcades

Cry Palace Water Arcades
The Water Arcades in the grounds of the Palace

Background imageExhibitions Collection: The Palace Gardens

The Palace Gardens
The Valley of Rhododendrons and Cedars is a picturesque part of the Palace grounds

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Art Journal Catalogue

Art Journal Catalogue
The allegorical title page of the Art Journal Catalogue to the Great Exhibition shows how the artist and the artisan unite their endeavours for the common good

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Cry Pal Geological Gard

Cry Pal Geological Gard
The GEOLOGICAL GARDEN, with its sculptures of prehistoric animals, is one of the most striking features in the grounds of the Palace

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crys Palace Transept

Crys Palace Transept
The central transept, looking north

Background imageExhibitions Collection: British Museum Egyptian Gallery

British Museum Egyptian Gallery
British Museum interior of the Egyptian gallery from 1890. Electric lights enabling the museum to be opened to the public in the evenings

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Crescent Restaurant

Crescent Restaurant
The Crescent Restaurant (Forte s), at the Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea, London, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival - the Parade

Festival - the Parade
Visitors walk along The Parade, part of the Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens, during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Lavender Girl

Festival Lavender Girl
A Lavender Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, one of the attractions of the Festival Britain. Costume styled by by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival White Knight

Festival White Knight
The " White Knight" (with the morale raiser on his back) in the Lion and Unicorn Pavilion (symbolising British action and imagination respectively), at the South Bank Exhibition

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Vista Arcades

Festival Vista Arcades
Visitors at the Vista Arcades, part of Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Acrobats 1951

Festival Acrobats 1951
Acrobats at the Lakeside Stage, entertaining visitors to Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall
The brand new Royal Festival Hall, floodlit at night, during the Festival of Britain exhibition

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Sea & Ships

Festival Sea & Ships
The River Walk outside the Sea and Ships exhibition centre, part of the Festival of Britain exhibition on the South Bank, London

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Orange & Lavender Girls

Orange & Lavender Girls
A " Nell Gwyn" Orange Girl and a Lavender Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain. Costumes styled by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Boating Lake

Festival Boating Lake
The Boating Lake and Fun Fair (note John Collins Big Dipper) at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations

Background imageExhibitions Collection: Festival Nell Gwyn 1951

Festival Nell Gwyn 1951
A " Nell Gwyn" Orange Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, one of the attractions of the Festival of Britain. Costume styled by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora



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