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Description: | The Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill. Originally built in 1851 for the Great Exhibition at Hyde Park and re-erected here as The Crystal Palace in 1852-1854. Burnt down in 1936. Showing the German Emperor and Empress on their visit to the Palace on July 11th 1891, being entertained to a display by the Metropolitan and Provincial Fire Brigades, representing 120 cities and towns in England and Wales.
Engraving by unknown artist from a book published by Hudson and Kearns Ltd. for the auction on the 28th November 1911. | License: | http://www.lambethlandmark.com/terms.html | Subjects: | Fire Engines Firemen Horse Drawn Displays Crystal Palace Exhibitions and Drills Uniforms Victorian Dress Styles Royalty Fire Engines and Pumps | Temporal: | 1876-01-01T00:00:00/1900-12-31T23:59:00 | Source: | Lambeth Landmark | Creator: | Lambeth Libraries | Identifier: | http://landmark.lambeth.gov.uk/display_p... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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