festivalofempire

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1911

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berserk hat said:
from 1911 Festival of Empire in London. The Crystal Palace is visible in the background and burned down in 1936.
stumblng.tumblr said:
You will find here another photo on the same subject matter: www.hood.de/auction/29186434/crystal-palace-festival-of-e... In fact, they both seem pretty plainly to be part of the one set of postcards. Here is yet a further postcard that "shows the model buildings erected for the Festival of Empire in the grounds south of the Palace, with the ornamental fountain in the centre.": www.ideal-homes.org.uk/lambeth/crystal-palace/festival-of...
swanq said:
Typo (Candian needs an 'a') in title.
The Library of Congress said:
Thanks for the comments and for finding the typo. We'll take care of it.
Bruce R said:
The Crystal Palace was moved to Sydenham before it burned down. My mother who lived in Norwood could remember it burning down, she was 11 at the time. She saw the reflection of the flames in the windows of her home and thought that was on fire, but the flames were behind her on Sydenham Hill. you can still see the outline of the building here ... maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Sydenham+Hill,...

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br@mbly said:
The Prince of Wales, in the sailor cap, is of course the future Edward VIII. He later abdicated and married Wallis Simpson. Probably the youngster peeping out behind his mother is the future George V, the present Queen's father. The Festival of Empire was a huge trade fair, as can bee seen by the size of the buildings on the skyline of this picture. It was held at the relocated Crystal Palace which eventually burned down in 1936, The first trade fair in 1851 had been a huge success. Edit: Oops I meant George Vi (blush)
lafb_lib_illcirc said:
The youngster peeping out isn't George V (who isn't the present Queen's father, that was George VI); George V is the King present at the fair. The one behind Queen Mary is Princess Mary, the future Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood.
Kilted Cowboy said:
The festival opened May 12, 1911 the prince would have been 1 month from turning 17.
Mando Maniac said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ANYTHING GOES ENGLAND,VINTAGE PHOTOS,POSTCARDS,EPHEMERAetc..., and we'd love to have this added to the group!
mhobl said:
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Just walking, and we'd love to have this added to the group!