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Exhibitions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: NFCA use as an entertainment genre not a museum exhibition

Found in 268 Collections and/or Records:

Reimers's Anatomical and Ethnological Museum Handbill, 1853

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.139
Scope and Contents

Florentine Venus at Saville House. 500 magnificent preparations in wax including anatomical figures, Florentine Venus, Greek Venus, man's nervous system etc. Printed by J.W. Peel’s Steam Machine, 74 New Cut, Lambeth.

Dates: 1853

Royal Agricultural Hall Islington Handbills, c1860 - 1889

 Sub-Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.163-167
Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington.

Dates: c1860 - 1889

Royal Aquarium Programme, 2 May 1881

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.123
Scope and Contents

Miss Helen Barry, Ourang-Outang and Grand Cirque at Royal Aquarium. Including "The Royal London Panorama, Leicester Square, Charge of Balaclava, Grand Cirque" Illustrated, 12pp.

Dates: 2 May 1881

Royal Aquarium, Westminster, and Pall Mall Handbills, c1800 - 1899

 Sub-Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.117-135
Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, exhibitions and performances at Royal Aquarium, Westminster and Pall Mall.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

Royal Colosseum Theatre Handbill, 5 October 1840

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.68
Scope and Contents

Hall of Mirrors at Royal Colosseum Theatre. “Thoroughly renovated, cleansed and brilliantly illuminated.” Saloon concert and cigar rooms known before as the Collosseum Saloon which showed pantomimes and other farcical comedies.

Dates: 5 October 1840

Royal Glass Working Exhibition Handbill, 1837

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.94
Scope and Contents

Glass Working Exhibition at 158 Strand. Another Glass Modelling exhibition similar to previous entry (178T1.93) includes models of Nelson's ship Victory. Illustrated. Printed by Lyons, 33 Little Windmill Street, Hay-market.

Dates: 1837

Royal Mechanical and Optical Museum Handbill, 21 - 25 April 1823

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.225
Scope and Contents

Dioramas of Mount Vesuvius, Saint Helena and Lake Como at Newark. Positively the last Week! Panoramas and moving models of a variety of scenes. Printed by Hage, Newark.

Dates: 21 - 25 April 1823

Royal Menagerie Handbill, c1800 - 1829

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.189
Scope and Contents

A noble lioness and her three fine young cubs, exhibited along with Bengal Royal tiger, porcupines, leopards and other wild animals at Exeter Change, Strand, London. Poem on reverse, 2pp.

Dates: c1800 - 1829

Royal Polytechnic Institution Handbill, c1800 - 1899

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.207
Scope and Contents

Illustration of the Great Hall at Royal Polytechnic Institute, 309 Regent Street, London. Printed G.J. Cox’s Litho Establishment, Royal Polytechnic Institution, 309 Regent Street, London.

Dates: c1800 - 1899

Royal Wax Work Handbill, c1800 - 1830

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.216
Scope and Contents

Mr Sylvester and his Cabinet of Waxworks at 31 College Green, Dublin. Waxworks of King of England, etc.

Dates: c1800 - 1830

Ruth Manning-Sanders Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0177
Scope and Contents This collection comprises correspondence, photographs and newspaper cuttings, relating to Rosaire’s Circus, compiled by the writer and poet, Ruth Manning-Sanders. Accompanied by correspondence with, and photographs of, Freddie Pickford, an elephant trainer, during his time working for Fossett’s Circus, as well as various printed items and further photographs, thought to be accumulated in the course of her career as an author, who wrote extensively on the circus, including a book titled, ‘The...
Dates: c1920 - 1959

Sanders’ and Taylor’s Exhibition of Living Wonders Handbill, c1880 - 1889

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.261
Scope and Contents

Double Man - Half Man and Half Woman Alive. ‘He challenges the World for £10,000 to find his equal’. Illustrated. Printed by: Geo. Stevens, Steam Printer, 21 Commercial Road, E, London.

Dates: c1880 - 1889

Saturday First Will be The Last Day Handbill, c1810 - 1829

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.204
Scope and Contents

Master Hubard at The Hubard Gallery, 66 Prince’s Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. "Master Hubard who cuts out with commons Scissors, the most striking likenesses in 20 seconds, without drawing or machine". Printed Ruthvens, Cowgate, Edinburgh.

Dates: c1810 - 1829

Scripture Pieces Handbill, c1800 - 1839

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.293
Scope and Contents

R. Roberts's collection of transparent paintings, possibly in Wales. Various paintings including Jacob's Dream, the Nativity of Christ and Paul's Shipwreck. Printed by J. Brown, Printer and Book-binder, Bangor.

Dates: c1800 - 1839

Sharples’ Museum Handbill, c1848

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.231
Scope and Contents

Church Gate Bolton. Double sided folio from a book pages numbers 45 and 46. On reverse contains information of John Ogle, Son, and Co. Engineers and an ironmonger, 2pp.

Dates: c1848

Short's Observatory Handbill, c1855

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.195
Scope and Contents

Superb Achromatic Telescope at Short's Observatory, Carlton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland. Exposition of Telescopes and Microscopes, Camera Obscura, Atmospheric Railway, Florascope, Chromatrope and other items.

Dates: c1855

Siamese Youths, United Brothers Handbill, c1829 - 1830

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.46
Scope and Contents

Chang and Eng at Cosmorama Rooms. 'Siamese' coinjoined twins exhibiting, 'well formed and in full health and display all the faculties of the mind in their fullest extent'. Illustrated. Printed by W. Turner, City Printing Office, 96 Cheapside.

Dates: c1829 - 1830

Signor Bertolotto's Industrious Fleas Handbill, 1834

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.59
Scope and Contents

Signor Bertolotto's Extraordinary Exhibition at Cosmorama Rooms. Fleas dancing, flirting, pulling etc. Printed by E. and J. Thomas, Exeter Street, Strand.

Dates: 1834

Signor Bertolotto's Original Exhibition of the Educated Fleas Handbill, c1859 - 1876

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 2: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.260
Scope and Contents

"A Troupe of 100, who, after the most unwearied perseverance, have been taught to go through a variety of feats truly wonderful". Illustrated.No. 39 Union Square, possibly New York. Printed by New York Printorium, 29 Ann Street, NY.

Dates: c1859 - 1876

Signor Farima Handbill, 1831

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.67
Scope and Contents

Learned Dogs, Fido and Bianco at 76 Regent's Quadrant. Trained dogs able to "spell any word in the Italian language desired" with the exhibition of "The garden of Armida; Noah's Ark; The cask of Bacchus". Printed by T. Brettell, Rupert Street, Haymarket, Westminster.

Dates: 1831