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• The Opening of the Great Exhibition by Queen Victoria by Henry Courtney Selous, 1851.Download image (694kB) Visit page
• Poster for the Northern Railway.Download image (500kB)Download PDF Transcript (237kB)Visit page
• One shilling day at the Great Exhibition.Download image (420kB) Visit page
• Picture from the London Illustrated News.Download image (99kB)Visit page

• A letter to the Times newspaper.Download image (411kB)Download audio (1.26Mb)Download simple transcript (789 bytes)Download transcript (1159 bytes)Visit page
• Extracts from a letter written by Sir George Grey of the London Police.Download image (211kB)Download audio (0.71Mb)Download simple transcript (473 bytes)Download transcript (863 bytes)Visit page
• Coloured print of the Great Exhibition.Download image (923kB)Visit page
• Wallpaper commemorating the Great Exhibition.Download image (1837kB)Visit page
• Souvenir of the Great Exhibition.Download image (610kB)Visit page

• Admission tickets.Download image (205kB)Download transcript (201 bytes)Visit page
• One shilling day at the Great Exhibition.Download image (420kB)Visit page
• Five shilling day at the Great Exhibition.Download image (415kB)Visit page

• Souvenir from the Great Exhibition.Download image (548kB)Visit page
• Plan of the Crystal Palace.Download image (708kB)Visit page
• A leather glove showing a map of the Great Exhibition.Download image (350kB)Visit page
• Souvenir print.Download image (685kB)Visit page
• The machinery department at the Crystal Palace, Illustrated London News, July 1851.Download image (1098kB)Visit page
• Print of India Court at the Great Exhibition.Download image (1619kB)Visit page
• The farm machinery stand at the Great Exhibition.Download image (878kB)Visit page

• Chair similar to one shown at the Great Exhibition by a company from Birmingham.Download image (660kB)Visit page
• This object was awarded a prize at the Great Exhibition.Download image (1428kB)Visit page
• This vase and cover standing over a meter high were made for the Great Exhibition.Download image (435kB)Visit page
• Socks made by a knitting machine were on display at the Great Exhibition.Download image (1593kB)Visit page
• This object won third prize in the hand-knitting section of the Great Exhibition. It is two thirds of a meter long and was made from 5,700 meters of sewing cotton using over one million stitches.Download image (1482kB)Visit page
• Invention shown at the Great Exhibition: A hammock bed that could be used as a boat if your ship sank.Download image (54kB)Visit page
• This invention is a portmanteau (trunk) that becomes a life preserver (life jacket) in emergencies.Download image (71kB)Visit page
• This plate was made for the Great Exhibition.Download image (1227kB)Visit page
• These children's shoes, approximately 12 cm long, were shown at the Great Exhibition.Download image (441kB)Visit page
• This table was shown at the Great Exhibition, in the furniture section.Download image (583kB)Visit page