PHOTOGRAPHS AND POST-CARDS OF BELLE VUE

Souvenir of Belle Vue, Manchester. 1 folder, embossed in green (grass), title as above.

Contents: 7 unnumbered pages: the recto of each, coloured lithographic reproduction of places at Belle Vue. None are signed. Each measures 14.2cm x 9.9cm. Running title in blue print on each lower foredge reads: ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, BELLE VUE, MANCHESTER.

Captions: 1) Indian Temple & Grotto p.1

2) Open air dancing platform p.2

3) Seal Lion House & Aquatic Birds p.3

4) An Elephant Ride p.4

5) Pheasantry & Penguin House

6) The Ballroom

7) Clock Tower and Lake

8) The Ocean Wave

9) The Italian Garden

10) The Bear Pits

11) The Monkey House

12) The Chinese Cafe

13) Belle Vue - a note

.... established by John Jennison ... 1836 ... covers an area c.80 acres, S.E. side of Manchester ... summer daily band .... zoological collection always on view ...

14) Blank, printer's device in lower r.h.c.

HORROCKS & CO ART PRINTERS/ASHTON AND MANCHESTER.//COPYRIGHT.

Centre staples, undated

? reproduced from picture post cards, also 2 loose leaves, nos. 11 & nos. 12

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