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Collection of photographs relating to the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland

551 58

Description Collection of photographs relating to the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland

Date 1938

Collection Collection of photographs relating to the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 58

Category All Other

Scope and Content Contemporary photographs recording the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, 1938 comprising an album of amateur views and a set of press photographs of general views and details of the pavilions.

Related Material Several other accessions contain material relating to the Exhibition: Acc Nos 1997/72; 1998/134; 2004/194; 2006/133; 2007/257; 2008/142; 2010/19.

Access Conditions There are no restrictions upon access.

Administrative History Intended as an international showcase of the Empire's industry, trade and culture, the 1938 Empire Exhibition was held in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Dominated by Thomas Tait's Empire Tower, the Exhibition featured pavilions of Industry, Engineering, and of the constituent states of the Empire, as well as fairground rides and attractions. For further details, see: http://www.empireexhibition.com/html/map.html

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1176357

Collection Hierarchy - Collection Level

Collection Level (551 58) Collection of photographs relating to the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, Scotland

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
Print Room EE 16 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of ICI pavilion illuminated at night 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 17 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of statue 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 18 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of statue in Garden Club 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 33 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of New Zealand pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 34 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of Southern Rhodesia and East Africa pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 35 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of Southern Rhodesia and East Africa pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 36 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of South Africa display 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 37 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of South Africa display 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 38 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph showing British Railways, ICI and Distillers Company pavilions and the Tower 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 39 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph showing Burma pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 40 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph showing GPO pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 108 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of statue 'Service' in Scottish Pavilion North 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 107 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of historic bedroom 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 109 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of Tobermory life boat 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 110 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of Jamaica display in West Indies section of Composite Colonial pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 111 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of Trinidad and Tobago display in West Indies section of Composite Colonial pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 112 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph of Treetops restaurant 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 113 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of Canada pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 114 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph showing general view of site including miniature railway, the Tower and Roman Catholic pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 41 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph showing ICI pavilion and the Tower. 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 42 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938, interior Press photograph showing African display 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 43 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of New Zealand pavilion 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 44 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of Esso pavilion illuminated at night 1938 Item Level
Print Room EE 45 PO Empire Exhibition, 1938 Press photograph of Scotland pavilion 1938 Item Level

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