No.31 COURT OF ARTS GARDEN The Great White City REPRINT Salmon & Gluckstein 1908
Cigarette & Trade Card Details
This is an reprint cigarette or trade card set.
Published by - Authorised by Imperial Tobacco Ltd with The Card Collectors Society of a full set of 50 cigarette cards
Year of Issue - 1998
Card size (Approximate) - 68mm x 36mm
Card condition - (Ex) Excellent - (please see full condition description below) Please see detail on the photographic image or contact us for details.
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The first exhibition at White City was the Franco-British exhibition of 1908. It was a celebration of British and French industry, culture, and empire. It included French and British Palaces of Industry and a French Artisan's Palace. Also a Palace of Women's Work, celebrating famous figures from Elizabeth I to Florence Nightingale. A number of model villages were reconstructed to celebrate imperial achievements. This included Ballymaclinton, a 'genuine' Irish village. At the French Senegalese village, complete with imported 'natives', visitors could watch traditional dance performances. And at the Indian Arena, a 3,000 capacity open-air theatre, Bollywood-style spectaculars were performed. Nearly 8.5 million people attended the exhibition.
Imre Kiralfy was a central figure in the craze for public exhibitions in the early 20th century. In 1907, Kiralfy developed his own exhibition grounds. On 140 acres of farmland at Shepherds Bush, he built the Great White City & Stadium. The stadium was a last-minute addition when London took over hosting the 1908 Olympics. The White City was named for the white, marble-effect building exteriors. It included 120 exhibition buildings and 20 pavilions designed in an Oriental style, with domes and arabesque arches. They were linked by a network of roads, bridges, and waterways. There were also a number of cafs and funfair rides, including the Flip-Flap machine that carried riders 200 feet (60 metres) up into the air.
PTP Reference - S35
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