Poole's Grand Diorama Programme, c1890 - 1899
Scope and Contents
Trips Abroad, The mammoth map of the world, Charing Cross railway station, The cathedral of St. Paul's, Arrival at Dover, Calais, Paris, The Mont Cenis Tunnel, The Dardanelle, Constantinople, Bombardment of Alexandria, Charge of the Cavalry at Kassassin, The battle of Tel-El-Kebir, Cairo, Suez, Hick Pasha's defeat, Khartoum, The first battle of Teb, The battle of Tamasi, Zululand, Rorke's drift, Ulundi, Burning of King Cetewayo's Kraal, Ceylon, Calcutta, City of Agra, Cabul, Candahar, Bombay, Ezion Geber, Mount Sinai, River Jordan, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Spithead. White and blue type on white background and green illustrations of columns, plants and a seated woman drawing on a book, blank space in the centre left for printing location, date and overview of programme on the front cover, inside programme, on back cover, press reviews and blank space left for printing list of variety acts. Printed by James Upton Lithographers Birmingham, 2p.p
Dates
- Creation: c1890 - 1899
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) ; 251mm x 300mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Poole's Myrioramas (1837 - 1937) (Organisation)
- Hicks, William, Colonel, 1830 - 1883 (Person)
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk