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Nottingham & Midland Counties industrial exhibitionVisitors at the Nottingham and Midland Counties Industrial Exhibition, in a building erected for the purpose in the Cattle Market at Nottingham
Thaumaturgick exhibitions, optical illusions and deceptionsPlaybill for performance of " thaumaturgick exhibitions, optical illusions and magical deceptions" by Mr Boaz at the Kings Arms, High Street
The Glasgow ExhibitionThe Glasgow International Exhibition: exterior of the building at the Gray Street entrance with crowds approaching
The Glasgow Exhibition, Gray Street frontThe Glasgow International Exhibition: a row of carriages are lined up outside the Gray Street front of the building. Date: 1888
View of the Glasgow ExhibitionThe Glasgow International Exhibition: general view of the building and grounds
Lunching with lions in Shepherds BushAn 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
Great ExhibitionThe Transept, from the north side
Chicago Exhibition GovtThe Government Pavilion
Paris Exhib Opens 1900The exhibition is opened by the President
Crystal Palace / 1908The Palace and grounds
Great Exhib. / Gutter PlanPaxtons Gutter, a novel innovation used in the construction of the Crystal Palace, arranged over the entire building
Napoleon Iii / PrizeThe Universal Exhibition of 1867, Paris. Napoleon III at a prize winning ceremony receiving the prize of honour for his workers houses and model farms
Exhibition / Grand PalaisThe Grand Palais at the Paris 1900 exhibition
Sevre Garden & ExhibThe 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
Crystal Palce / Brick Beam3 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
Paris Exhib ElectricityVisitors inside the Palace of Electricity
1862 ExhibitionGeneral view of the exhibition buildings at the southern end of the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society in Kensington, London
Crystal Palace InteriorInterior 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
Jablochkoffs electric light apparatusDiagrams 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
Paris Exhib Temple 1900People visit the interior of the Khmer Temple
Sydenham Crystal PalaceCharles Goodyears India- Rubber Court : at first some attempt is made to house exhibits like those of the Great Exhibition, but activities soon diversify
Crystal Palace TerraceThe 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
Egyptian Court at Crys PVisitors from the East are among the sightseers in the EGYPTIAN COURT - it would be nice to know what they think of it !
Cp - Egyptian FiguresThe Great Egyptian Figures in the North Transept, modelled on those at Abu Simbel
Crystal Palace RosaryThe ROSARY is one of the many attractions of the Palace Grounds
Crystal Palace Gen ViewSeen from the grounds, the re-created Palace is seen more strikingly than in its original Hyde Park location
Crystal Palace ArcheryArchery is the most extreme sport practised in the early days of the Palace : the football team has yet to come
Crystal Palace TempleThe WATER TEMPLE in the Palace grounds is a fine example of Victorian design
Crystal Palace LakeThe picturesque boating lake is a popular feature of the Palace grounds : around 1900, an electric canoe will ply its waters
Crystal Palace FountainsNo palace is complete without fountains, and visitors to the Crystal Palace are delighted with a sight to rival Versailles
Festival Fireworks 1951Fireworks and illuminations at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations
Cry Palace Water ArcadesThe Water Arcades in the grounds of the Palace
The Palace GardensThe Valley of Rhododendrons and Cedars is a picturesque part of the Palace grounds
Art Journal CatalogueThe 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
Cry Pal Geological GardThe GEOLOGICAL GARDEN, with its sculptures of prehistoric animals, is one of the most striking features in the grounds of the Palace
Crys Palace TranseptThe central transept, looking north
British Museum Egyptian GalleryBritish Museum interior of the Egyptian gallery from 1890. Electric lights enabling the museum to be opened to the public in the evenings
Crescent RestaurantThe Crescent Restaurant (Forte s), at the Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea, London, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations
Festival - the ParadeVisitors walk along The Parade, part of the Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens, during the Festival of Britain celebrations
Festival Lavender GirlA Lavender Girl at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, one of the attractions of the Festival Britain. Costume styled by by Peggy Page, fabric by Balcora
Festival White KnightThe " 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
Festival Vista ArcadesVisitors at the Vista Arcades, part of Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations
Festival Acrobats 1951Acrobats at the Lakeside Stage, entertaining visitors to Battersea Festival Pleasure Gardens during the Festival of Britain celebrations
Royal Festival HallThe brand new Royal Festival Hall, floodlit at night, during the Festival of Britain exhibition
Festival Sea & ShipsThe River Walk outside the Sea and Ships exhibition centre, part of the Festival of Britain exhibition on the South Bank, London
Orange & Lavender GirlsA " 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
Festival Boating LakeThe Boating Lake and Fun Fair (note John Collins Big Dipper) at Battersea Pleasure Gardens, part of the Festival of Britain celebrations
Festival Nell Gwyn 1951A " 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