J. Poole's Myriorama Booklet, c1900 - 1999
Scope and Contents
London to Pretoria. Colour illustrations of a bustling city on top section, on bottom section view of military parade and soldiers raising the Union Jack, in the centre black and white photograph of Joseph Poole in a medallion surrounded by flags on the front cover, inside introduction, description of sights in England, Europe and South Africa, descriptions of scenes from the Transvaal war including Colenso, Paardeburg and Elandslaagte, followed by scenes in india, China, Hong Kong, Boston, Chicago, Constantinople, Madrid, Vienna and Monte Carlo amongst others and lyrics to songs, on back cover colour illustration of soldiers on horses on top section, cape to Cairo on the bottom section and black and white photograph of J. Wolseley Poole in the centre, 10p.p.
Dates
- Creation: c1900 - 1999
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) ; 153mm x 240mm
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Poole, Joseph, 1847 - 1906 (Person)
- Poole, Joseph Wolseley, 1878 - 1954 (Person)
- Poole's Myrioramas (1837 - 1937) (Organisation)
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
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