Guide 25

Official 1d Guide. Belle Vue Gardens, Manchester.

Admission 6d.

Initials R E H lower r.h.c. 1917 in pencil, in upper l.h.c. v.f.cover blank, folding plan as 1891 guide, etc. (p.1), p.2-32, p.1 The Circular Route Tramway passes close by .....

p.2: Cages 1 to 17, cage 16 vacant, latin cognomens, bracketed & italicised follow English entries, p.3: Cages 18 to 32, p.4: Cages 34 to 38, p.6: Crocodiles and Alligators, p.7: ... two Polar Bears, caught by his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans on his Arctic Expeditions in 1905 and 1907 ... Brown Bear Pit .... rare hybrid between Brown and Polar Bear, deposited by ... Lord Rothschild, F.Z.S. p.8: Cages 42a to 44 p.10: Cages 45 to 53, p.11: Cages 54 to 67 ... 61 Pet Wolf, deposited by Private Burton, 4th King's Own Regiment ... The Figure "8" Tobaggon ... "Paddock" range of cages, p.12: Cages 68 to 87, p.13: Cages 88 to 101, p.1: Cages 102 to 110 (104) The Rhea ... (2 deposited by G. Falhmer) ... p.15: Cages 111 to 123, p.16: Cages 125 to 132, 131 Gnu. Presented by His Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G. p.17: Cages 133 to 148, p.18: Cages 149 to 161, The Ape House erected 1914 ... p.19: Cages 162 to 174, p.20: Cages 175 to 177, p.21: Cages 178 to 187, 181 Vacant, P.22: .... Messrs HASTAIN & CANEY'S ... Open-Air Picture ... King's Hall (erected 1910) suitable for Demonstrations, Exhibitions, Social Gatherings etc. ... Visitors .... own refreshments may be obtained, Hot Water etc, in the King's Hall ... The Skating Rink ... 200 feet long ... maple floor. The best of skates may be hired ... Tea Rooms .... 1/3 each admission. p.23: Cages 187a to 195, 189 vacant, pencil ticks 1.h.margin v.187a & 194, 187a Sloth Bear ... India. Captured by W. Nash Esq. at Jubbulpore, and presented ... by Mrs A.W. Watmey of Sevenoaks, Kent. 193 African Leopardess ... presented ... by F Makin Esq. Accra, West Africa, p.24: Museum of Natural History and Reptile House ... p.25-26: Donations, 63 donors incl. Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Brown Bear, double cols: Donor/Animal(s)., p.27: The Battle of the Ancre- p.28: p.29: Refreshments, 16 items, prices unchanged, wines etc.dropped p.30: Conveyances, Tram Cars and Omnibuses for Cheap Car Routes (and Fares) ... consult Maps at Entrances, Railway N.B. - Add 50 per cent to the fares shown ... p.31 to p.32: Cab Fares, unaltered.

Printers: The Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester.

Pale Green covers. Admission 6d.

V.r.cover, lithograph of Ball Room