Gomp-Ertz Grand Diorama Programme, c1882
Scope and Contents
Philarmonic Hall, Southampton, War in Egypt, Mr Owen Vauguard and Miss Marie Coulson, musical act, Fred Medex, Central and Southern Africa, Mr H.M. Stanley's encounter with the natives of the Congo River, Discovery of Livingstone, Tarn Bend, Victoria Falls, Pandanus or screw palm, Horrors of the slave system, Slave market at Zanzibar, Source of the Nile, Victoria Nyanza, Abon Simbel, Second cataract of the Nile, Throne of Pharoah, Nubian water wheel, The sitting statues, Sphynx, Sir Garnet Wolseley visiting the great Pyramid, City of Thebes, Cairo, Grand Mosque of Mecca, The grand bazaar, The Suez Canal at Port Said, Bombardment of the Forts of Alexandria, Storming of Tel-El-Kebir, A band and celebrated vocalists. Black type on light yellow background with black and yellow illustrations of a float of ship and various monuments and cityscapes on the front cover, inside and on back cover programme with foliage border. Printed by Paul Bros, Steam Printers, 77 High Street, Southampton, 2p.p.
Dates
- Creation: c1882
Creator
- Barnes, Bill (William), 1920 - 2019 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s) ; 210mm x 263mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
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