Exhibition Collection

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

Ally Pally
9th October 1935: Rows of stalls in the main hall of Alexandra Palace, at the start of the North London Exhibition. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Captured Aircraft
9th November 1918: Captured German aircraft at the Lord Mayors show, London. (Photo by A. R. Coster/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Lanchester Motor
November 1919: The Lanchester engine and chassis on show at the Olympic Motor Show in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Brough Superior
29th November 1931: The new Brough Superior at the Olympia Motorcycle Show in London. The vehicle boasts a baby cat engine, twin rear tyres and a side radiator. (Photo by J. A)

Olympia Stadium
1909: Interior of the Olympia exhibition halls in Kensington, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Air Pageant
circa 1927: A line of aeroplanes awaiting rehearsals for Hendon Air Pageant. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Wembley Exhibition
1925: The Empire exhibition grounds at Wembley. (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Indian Ace
29th October 1927: The first Indian four-cylinder engine motorbike, on view at the motorcycle show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Algerian Pavilion
1900: The Algerian Pavilion, constructed for the Paris Exhibition of 1900. At left is the Palais du Trocadero. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)

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)

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)

Antique photograph of horserace derby in Chicago

Gas Masks
1929: A gas mask and a diving mask being demonstrated at the 10th Engineering & Machinery Exhibition at Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

RAF Pageant
13th July 1929: Parachutists descending during an RAF Pageant at Hendon airfield. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Antique illustration of 18th century acrobat on the tightope (Slacklining)
Antique illustration of a 18th century French acrobat performing during a show or training a tightrope-walking exercise (Slacklining)

Defoe in the pillory (XXXL)
Defoe in the pillory from the original painting by Eyre Crowe.Engraved by JC Armytage around 1860 and edited by sidney Armytage in the book " Beautiful pictures by british artists" in

International Exhibition of Posters

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

Industrial Cabaret
7th January 1956: Cabaret dancers from Eve, an exclusive French nightclub in Londons Regent Street, wearing costumes on the theme of the British Industries Fair

The Steam Locomotive Flying Scotsman at Wembley
21st April 1925: The steam locomotive Flying Scotsman at Wembley. It is being moved sideways from its track into position for exhibition. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Empire Exhibition
1924: The Flying Scotsman locomotive, leaving through the wall of the Palace of Engineering for Darlington, at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Corgis In Dog Show
1976: Corgis taking part in a dog show at Olympia exhibition centre, London. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Buildings of the world Exhibitions, 19th century
Exhibition buildings of world exhibitions in the 19th century: 1-3) Buildings for the World Exhibition 1893 in Chicago, USA: 1) Machine exhibition building, 2) Building for horticulture

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

Arches & Curves Of The Plaza Espana, Seville
curved interiors overlooking the main plaza

Cold Whippet
8th February 1957: A whippet named Briarcliffe Belita wrapped up to keep warm at the Crufts Dog Show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

AJS Motorcycle
13th November 1930: An AJS 3.49 horsepower motorcycle at the Motor Cycle Show at Olympia, London. (Photo by Davies/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

What A Neck
28th February 1953: A little boy is fascinated by the stuffed giraffes on show at the Natural History Museum, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6432 - Natures Back Room Boys - pub

I Know What I Like
1957: A pig-tailed schoolgirl studies a painting in the Tate Gallery, London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 9112 - Tate Gallery - pub. 1957 (Photo by Grace Robertson/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Fifth Exhibition of the Salon of 100

Horseless Carriage
circa 1895: Mr Evelyn Ellis in a motor carriage made by Panhard and Levassor of Paris in an Exhibition of Horseless Vehicles held at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1937 Paris Worlds Fair
View of the one of the main gates into the Worlds Fair ground, Paris, Framce, 1937. Visible in the distance is the Eiffel Tower (center)

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

American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show
22nd October 1956: An American Vauxhall Cresta at the Paris Motor Show. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8714 - Cars For 1957 - pub. 1956 (Photo by Thurston Hopkins/Picture Post/Getty Images)

Jaguar XK 120
16th October 1951: Jaguar XK 120 3.5 litre fixed head coupe exhibited at Earls Court Motor Show, London. (Photo by Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)

Varley Woods Motor
November 1919: Varley Woods car on display at the Olympic Motor Show in London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Map of Kensington museums area, London
A rough sketch map of the area used for the then Royal Horticultural Gardens and museums in the Kensington area, London, including the proposed Natural History Museum

Exhibition buildings to world exhibitions in the 19th century
Exhibition buildings and floor plans of world exhibitions in the 19th century: 1) Paris 1855, Industry building; 2) Paris 1855, detail from the floor plan; 3) Paris 1867, floor plan; 4) Vienna 1873

World exhibition in Paris 1889
Illustration of a World exhibition in Paris 1889

World Exhibition in Paris

Exhibition building in Berlin since 1883

Bavarian Industry and Art Exhibition, main building, exterior view 1885

World exhibition building in Vienna 1898
Antique illustration of a World exhibition building in Vienna 1898

The Hungary Millennial Fair 1896
Birds eye view of the millennial fair in Budapest 1896

Thorn extractor
Antique illustration of a Thorn extractor

Ammonia Railroad
Illustration of an ammonia powered railroad car exhibited at the Worlds Fair held in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Centennial Exhibition
Illustration of people at the the Childrens Corner at the Centennial Exhibition of Dolls and Toys held in Philadelphia in 1876. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

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