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Great Exhibition Collection

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Great Exhibition
Waiting for Queen Victoria to arrive at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace. The glass and iron building was designed by Joseph Paxton and initially erected in Hyde Park, London

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Crystal Palace
1851: A crowd of visitors at the Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, London, with Crystal Palace in the background. Original Artwork: Lithograph by Augustus Butler (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Indoor Garden

Indoor Garden
1851: Some of the sculptures, trees and fountains which filled one wing of the Crystal Palace in London for the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Orchestrion (1862) by Michael Welte (VAohrenbach, Germany), published in 1877

Orchestrion (1862) by Michael Welte (VAohrenbach, Germany), published in 1877
Orchestrion by Michael Welte (VAohrenbach, Germany) during the World Exhibition London in 1862. Woodcut engraving, published in 1877

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Medieval Court

Medieval Court
Victorians attending the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, in Hyde Park, London

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: The Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace to Sydenham 1852

The Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace to Sydenham 1852
Illustration of the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace to Sydenham 1852

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace
1851: Crowds outside the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Original Artwork: Drawing and lithograph by Augustus Butler

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Palace Exterior
circa 1888: The south-east corner of the Crystal Palace after it was dismantled and moved from the Great Exhibition site to Sydenham in south London

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: French Fountain

French Fountain
circa 1851: An iron fountain made in Paris and exhibited in the Great Exhibition of 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: French Exhibits In Transit

French Exhibits In Transit
Crates containing items destined for the French pavillion leaving Paris for the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, London, March 1851

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: India Display

India Display
The India stand at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Palace Transept

Palace Transept
The Transept at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Canadian Display

Canadian Display
A display from Canada at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

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Great Exhibition
1851: Interior of the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day
1851: The Inauguration of the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London. It was officially opened by Queen Victoria

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Exhibition Opening

Exhibition Opening
1851: The opening of the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London. Interior of the Foreign Nave

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Alarmed By Foreigners

Alarmed By Foreigners
Mr and Mrs John Brown visit the theatre during the Great Exhibition in London, 1851, and are alarmed by the appearance of the many foreigners around them

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Inuit Feast

Inuit Feast
A group of Eskimo people feasting on a tub full of tallow at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Home Made Wigwam

Home Made Wigwam
Oppressed by the heat at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851, Mr and Mrs John Brown shelter under an umbrella in imitation of the native American teepees on display

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Sleeping In A Hansom

Sleeping In A Hansom
Exhausted by their visit and unable to find accommodation during the Great Exhibition, London, 1851, Mr and Mrs John Brown spend the night in a taxi cab

Background imageGreat Exhibition Collection: Caught Up In The Crowd

Caught Up In The Crowd
John Brown is carried along by the crowd at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851. One of a series of etchings depicting the experiences of a typical English couple at


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