Palace Hyde 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

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)

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

Indian Tent
1851: India No 1 at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

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

Fur Display
1851: Furs on display at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Chinese Display
1851: A display from China at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Machine Display
Moving machinery at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Steam Engine
1851: Barrett and Cos four-horsepower portable steam engine on show at the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, Hyde Park in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Crystal Palace
A huge crowd gathered outside the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, during the Great Exhibition of 1851. One of a series of etchings depicting the experiences of a typical English couple at

Great Exhibition Site
A view looking south over the site of the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, 1851. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Farm Machinery
1851: A display of a portable steam engine corn threshing machine and a seed drill on show at the Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, Hyde Park in London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Exhibition Closing
1851: The closing ceremony at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Sheffield Hardware
1851: Sheffield Hardware on display at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

French Display
1851: France No 2 at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace, the glass and iron building designed by Joseph Paxton, at Hyde Park, London

Model House
circa 1880: A model house for working class families, designed by Prince Albert and erected in the grounds of the Hyde Park Barracks for the 1851 Great Exhibition

Exhibition Interior
1851: A variety of stalls at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Folkstone
1851: The South Eastern Railway Companys express train Folkstone designed by T R Crampton on display at the 1851 Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Great Exhibition
1851: Exhibits in the eastern nave of the 1851 Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace, London. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exhibition Hall
1851: A collection of sculptures in a southern transept of the Crystal Palace in Londons Hyde Park. The massive iron and glass structure was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton as the venue for the Great

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

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

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

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

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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