Optical illusions
Found in 158 Collections and/or Records:
Suakim Poster, c1880 - 1899
Page with green portrait illustrations of military men around the edges and blank space in the centre.
Temperance Hall Poster, Monday 12 December c1887
Merthyr Tydfil. Billy Ross & Co, Mr Maloney's Troubles, Dave Mc Neil, Stephen Lawler, The Evalos, Wills & Warlock, Mr Will Webb, Biograph with the latest pictures, Lyvette, Mr E. Blue type on off white background and blue border. Printed by Telegraph Merthyr.
Temperance Hall Poster, 19 January 1880
Temperance Hall Poster, 17 November 1884
Aberdare. Poole's Trips Abroad, Egyptian Campaign, Soudan War, England, Wales, Egypt, China, Afghanistan, India, Italy, Holland and Belgium, Excelsior Concert Company, Miss Keturah Evans, Mr Harry Stewart, Mr Felix Somers, Mr Charles Heywood, Poole's Splendid Bands. Balck type on white background with black border. Printed by James Upton, Printer, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.
The Celebrated Peristrephic Panoramas Handbill, 1824
Panoramas of Ligny, Les Qyatre Bras and Waterloo at the Large Building next to the Pavillion Riding School, Church Street, Brighton. Life size painting showing 11 views and accompanied by full Military Band. Printed by T. Gardner, Lanes.
The Cystal Palace as a Winter Garden, 1851
Winter Garden at Crystal Palace Gardens. Including a "Grand moving Diorama of the route of the overland mail to India and the Taj Mehal". Printed by J. Carrall, Strand.
The Grand Circus Poster, c1880 - 1899
The Great Fall of Sebastopol Handbill, c1854 - 1899
Diorama depicting the Siege of Sevastopol at 37 Lower Head Row, Leeds. "Cosmoramic & Panoramic views of moving models equal to life" Inc the great fall of Sebastopol, bombardment of Kinburn", Also phrenology and palm reading.
The Harry H. Hamilton's Excursions, Queen and Empire Programme, c1897
The Latest and Greatest Novelty Rhoda Handbill, 1881
The Latest and Greatest Novelty, Rhoda at Royal Aquarium, Westminster. "Rhoda - The Herodian Mystery". "The living head of a young lady suspended in space between the lecturer and the audience. Speaks, Sings, Answers questions etc etc". Printed by Aubert’s Steam Printing Works, 11 Maiden Lane, Strand.
Theatre Royal Poster, c1898
Gloucester. Poole New Dioramic Excursions, Afgahn War, Zulu War, Cabul, Charing Cross Railway Station, France, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus, Zululan, India, Afghanistan. Black and red type on white background and colour illustration of British soldiers and African men in battle in the centre. Printed by Stafford and Co., Printers and Engravers, Nottingham.
Town Hall Poster, Monday 8 January c1900
Newcastle. Energy & Enterprise, Poole's Myriorama, Redivivus, The Boer War, Cairo to the Cape, War in South Africa, Variety Combination, Full Band. Brown Type on light brown background. Printed by John E. Bowes Ltd, Fenkle Street, Newcastle.
Various Items of Ephemera, c1800 - 2016
Various items related to George Walter Poole, Wilton's Music Hall, Henry James Mayer, Alexander Billington, James Upton Printers, Gompertz's panorama show, Poole's Myriorama and Diorama shows and Messrs Strange and Wilson Ghost show. Also includes a theatrical clock with two figures on the sides attracting customers.
Vaudeville Theatre Programme, c1900
Black type on off white background listing Alice in Wonderland, Punch and Judy, magic lantern display with photographs taken by Mr W.P. Dando.
Venice in Dublin Poster, 4 July 1892
Victoria Hall Poster, Monday 20 November c1893
Norwich. Joseph Poole's latest Myriorama, The World's Fair at Chicago and Venice, Loss of the MHS Victoria, Poole's Variety Confederation, Vocal Quartette Party and Mandolin Band, Orchestra and Military Bands. Black and red type on light brown background. Printed by Stafford & Co, Lithographic and Letterpress Printers, Netherfield, near Nottingham.
W. Morton Pictorial, Musical and Descriptive Entertainment Programme, c1880 - 1889
Southampton, The Bay of Biscay, The rock of Gibraltar, The great harbour of Malta, Mr H. Woodman musical act, Alexandria from the sea, Cairo, Crossing the desert, Miss Edith Elmer impersonating act, Suez, The Sansitore Brothers musical act, A ship of fire, Madras, Calcutta, Canton. Black type on blue background with linear border on the front cover, inside and on back cover programme, 2p.p
West London and Earl’s Court Handbills, 1831 - 1889
Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at West London and Earl’s Court.