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BP03.77 Scrapbook page
Handwritten letter from George Edmunds, accepting to take on work at Pickard's Clydebank venue, on the same wages as he was getting at the Panopticon.
Letter from James Govan, a 16-year-old from Bishopbriggs who wanted to work for Pickard.
Letter from James Govan, a 16-year-old from Bishopbriggs who wanted to work for Pickard.
BP03.76 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cutting about performers, the 'Piccolo Midgets' at the Panopticon. German-born comedians.
BP03.75 Scrapbook page
Copy of a postcard addressed to Harry Lauder and an article about the death of a Robert Burns relative.
BP03.74 Scrapbook page
Handwritten list of possible titles for A.E. Pickard's press announcements/adverts.
BP03.73 Scrapbook page
List of possible titles for A.E. Pickard's press announcements/adverts, plus a photograph of a baby incubator, and an article about a murder in New York.
BP03.72 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard, continued
BP03.71 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard, continued
BP03.70 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard, continued.
BP03.69 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard, continued.
BP03.68 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard, continued.
BP03.67 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard, continued.
BP03.66 Scrapbook page
List of winners and entries from a limerick competition run by A.E Pickard.
BP03.65 Scrapbook page
Typescript list of possible titles for A.E. Pickard's press announcements/adverts.
BP03.64 Scrapbook page
List of possible titles for A.E. Pickard's press announcements/adverts, plus an article about the arrival of Dutch journalists in Glasgow after walking from Amsterdam via Calais.
BP03.63 Scrapbook page
Letter and list of possible titles for A.E. Pickard's press announcements/adverts. Also an article the National Cash Register Company.
BP03.57 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie; plus a handwritten letter and booklet from Dennistoun Model Yacht Club.
BP03.56 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Scottish Referee, Daily Record, Glasgow News.
BP03.55 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Scottish Referee, Record and Mail.
BP03.54 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about Bostock's Scottish Zoo, and large flyer.
BP03.53 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Weekly Record, Scottish Referee, Glasgow Programme, Record and Mail
BP03.52 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Scottish Referee, Glasgow News, Record and Mail, Evening Citizen.
BP03.51 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in the Scottish Referee, Weekly Record, Record and Mail.
BP03.50 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings for the Scottish Zoo in the Record and Mail, Weekly Record.
Large flyer for E.H. Bostock's zoo, billed as "the Modern Noah's Ark".
Large flyer for E.H. Bostock's zoo, billed as "the Modern Noah's Ark".
BP03.49 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings and photographs about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, featuring Tom Thumb, "the smallest man on Earth" [this is not the famous, original Tom Thumb].
Also included are adverts for the Scottish Zoo…
Also included are adverts for the Scottish Zoo…
BP03.48 Scrapbook page
Small advertising card for A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum. Article in the Glasgow Programme about E. H. Bostock's zoo, with photographs of Bostock and the zoo's new arrivals - a lion and some leopard [?] cubs.
BP03.47 Scrapbook page
Advert for A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in Glasgow Programme, and article - "A Noah's Ark for Glasgow", with photo of Pickard's advertising van.
BP03.46 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum.
Films being shown include the football Cup Tie final (Newcastle-Wolverhampton), the funeral procession of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman at Meigle, and 'The…
Films being shown include the football Cup Tie final (Newcastle-Wolverhampton), the funeral procession of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman at Meigle, and 'The…
BP03.45 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Glasgow News, Evening Times, Evening Citizen, Scottish Referee, Record and Mail. Featuring 'the Half Lady' and films 'The Shaughraun' and 'Darkness to…
BP03.44 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, featuring film of the Grand National and the Cambridge Boat Race, etc.
Notice of the death of Pickard's son Herbert Cecil.
Notice of the death of Pickard's son Herbert Cecil.
BP03.43 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in Forward, Evening Citizen, Evening Times, Record and Mail, Scottish Referee. Featuring films of the Grand National and the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat…
BP03.42 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum; plus an article about loans from the South Kensington Museum to Glasgow Museums.
BP03.41 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Scottish Referee, Record and Mail, Evening Citizen, Evening Times, Weekly Record. Article from the Glasgow Programme with block print of the 'Half Lady',…
BP03.40 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum. Article from the World's Fair, "A visit to the Scotch museum", illustrated with a block print of the 'Half Lady'. Article describes Pickard as "the Barnum of…
BP03.39 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Times, Glasgow News, Scottish Referee, Evening Citizen, Daily Record, Forward. Featuring Ida Campbell 'the original Half Lady'.
BP03.38 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in Glasgow News, Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, Forward, Scottish Referee, World's Fair. Featuring comic singer Flo Varley, and the auxetophone with records…
BP03.37 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, the auxetophone, and adverts seeking performers.
BP03.36 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Scottish Referee, Forward, Evening Citizen, Stage, Era, Glasgow News, Record and Mail, Evening Times.
Also articles about the auxetophone, a new,…
Also articles about the auxetophone, a new,…
BP03.35 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Times, Scottish Referee, Record and Mail, Forward. With the Thaw tragedy pictures, chronophone, South Sea islanders, etc.
BP03.34 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, Forward, Scottish Referee, The Stage. Showing Thaw tragedy bioscope pictures, 'A night in Venice' on the chronophone,…
BP03.33 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Glasgow News, Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, Evening Times. Showing the Thaw tragedy (descriptive drama), tattooed lady, chronophone, etc. Also…
BP03.32 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Scottish Referee, Weekly Record, Glasgow News, Evening Times, Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, ant The Stage. Featuring escape artist Empress and the…
BP03.31 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, Glasgow News, Scottish Referee, Weekly Record, and the Stage. Claiming to have had 23,565 visitors on New Year's Day.
BP03.30 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Times, Glasgow News, Record and Mail, and Citizen. Advert [presumably from the Glasgow Programme] with Pickard's portrait, advertising Carnival…
BP03.29 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Times, Daily Record, Forward, and Glasgow News. Panopticon showing film of Tommy Burns and Gunner Moir boxing match and the Chronophone.
BP03.28 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in Forward, Weekly Record, Evening Citizen and Scottish Referee. Note on leaving of Harry Bowerman from Glasgow to Manchester; plus wanted adverts posted by…
BP03.27 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum.
BP03.26 Scrapbook page
Newspaper advert from The World's Fair for A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum. With three images.
BP03.25 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum; plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP03.24 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus notices about the birth of A.E. Pickard's son.
BP03.23 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum. Including Lady Vere de Vere the Tattooed Beauty, the Chronophone, and American Bioscope.
BP03.22 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about: the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, particularly W Ashmore Gill's world record in club swinging. Also article about the game of billiards, and wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP03.21 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum; plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP03.20 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum.
BP03.19 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon; plus a wanted advert posted by Pickard in The Music Hall trade paper looking for "freaks, novelties and attractions".
BP03.18 Scrapbook page
Handwritten postcard.
BP03.15 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon, museum, and the funeral of JH Kavanagh. Also a collection of wanted adverts posted by Pickard and a handwritten addressed envelope.
BP03.13 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum; plus a collection of wanted adverts posted by Pickard, and a humorous postcard - "Required - a Husband", which on the back has a handwritten note to Miss Lucy…
BP03.12 Scrapbook page
Letter to Miss Lucy Moore (one of A.E. Pickard's exhibits).
BP03.11 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon, museum, a selection of wanted adverts posted by Pickard, plus letters to Miss Lucy Moore (one of Pickard's exhibits) applying to be her husband in response to a newspaper…
BP03.10 Scrapbook page
Two letters to Lucy Moore in response to advertisement seeking husband.
Newspaper cuttings about Panopticon programme in Glasgow News, Forward, Evening Citizen.
Newspaper cuttings about Panopticon programme in Glasgow News, Forward, Evening Citizen.
BP03.09 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings advertising Panopticon programme in the Weekly Record and Forward. Classified ads in the Era and the Stage looking for artists. Two envelopes addressed to Miss Lucy Moore.
BP03.08 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Citizen, Glasgow News, Record and Mail, Evening Times, Glasgow Programme, The Stage, Pollokshaws News, still advertising the Bear Woman.
Also…
Also…
BP03.07 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from Glasgow News, the Era, Citizen, Evening Times, Record & Mail, Scottish Referee, Forward, Weekly Record. Still presenting the Bear Woman and the bioscope.
BP03.06 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E Pickard from the Evening Citizen, Daily Record, Weekly Record, Glasgow Programme, Scottish Referee, Evening Times. Also results from Pickard's Limerick competition with a winner and 43 consolation prizes…
BP03.05 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Weekly Record, Helensburgh News, Scottish Referee, The Stage, Glasgow News, Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, and the Forward. Featuring the 'Bear…
BP03.04 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Evening Citizen, the Stage, the Era, Evening Times and Pollokshaws News, featuring the 'Bear Woman'. Printed flyer for 'The Irish Giant',
BP03.03 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Glasgow News, Evening Citizen, Record & Mail, Evening Times
BP03.02B Scrapbook page
Postcard of women with sewing machines. Not contemporary.
BP03.02 Scrapbook page
Handwritten note on the back of an envelope, presumably sent for limerick competition:
"Postman, hurry, you lazy old sinner
Move along as tho' running for dinner
This yellow env'lope
Contains let us hope
The "Pickard's Panopticon" winner."
"Postman, hurry, you lazy old sinner
Move along as tho' running for dinner
This yellow env'lope
Contains let us hope
The "Pickard's Panopticon" winner."
BP03.01 Scrapbook page
Handwritten index.
BP03 Spine
Spine marked by hand: Panopticon & Museum Sep. 9th 1907 - May 15th 1908. Vol. 3.
BP03 Inside Back Cover
Blank page.
BP03 Front cover
Hard binding in red cloth.
BP03 Back cover
Hard binding in red cloth.
BP02.9 Scrapbook page
Newspaper drawing and article about the Schipka pass in Turkey, and a subterranean fair in Gallowgate, Glasgow.
BP02.8 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and Museum, a music hall strike, theatre riots in Dublin, and the demolition of the Earls Court Wheel.
BP02.7 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and Saint Valentine.
BP02.69 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus a handwritten note addressed to Pickard.
BP02.68 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, the sale of zoo animals, and a wanted advert posted by Pickard.
BP02.67 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, and small person Harold Pyott.
BP02.66 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, and small person Harold Pyott.
BP02.65 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about small person Harold Pyott.
BP02.64 Scrapbook page
Photograph of small person Harold Pyott.
BP02.63 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, small person Harold Pyott (23 inches tall), and the banning of slot machines.
BP02.62 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a notice of a limerick competition run by Pickard, and the programme of Humberï¾’s George Street Waxwork in Aberdeen.
BP02.61 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus a notice of a limerick competition run by Pickard.
BP02.60 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, wanted adverts posted by Pickard, plus notices about Mr C.C. Fell ï¾– a previous proprietor of A.E. Pickardï¾’s museum.
BP02.6 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the death of Tom Thumb (Richard Garnsey) and a music hall strike.
BP02.59 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP02.58 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, large children from New Zealand, plus a wanted advert posted by Pickard and his candidacy and loss during municipal elections.
BP02.57 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a carnival promoted by a Mr George Green, plus a wanted advert posted by Pickard.
BP02.56 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum.
BP02.55 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, living statuary, and Pickard as a candidate for the 9th (Blackfriars) ward.
BP02.54 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, living statuary, a music hall dispute, plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP02.53 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP02.52 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.
BP02.51 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a fasting exhibition at Stewartï¾’s Waxwork and general entertainment news.
BP02.50 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, the birth of conjoined twins, and Lady Julia ï¾– a performing ape.
BP02.5 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings with image about criminal ﾓScotch Jamieﾒsﾔ release from prison.
BP02.49 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, living statuary, a four legged chicken, plus the Chronophone and films at Unity Hall, Oldham.
BP02.48 Scrapbook page
Newspaper drawing and article about the Cathcart area in Glasgow.
BP02.47 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the death of Mr C. C. Fell (a previous proprietor of A.E. Pickardï¾’s museum).
BP02.46 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about living statuary.
BP02.45 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a disturbance at the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh, a potential new entertainment resort in Glasgow, music hall morality , and a violation of the…
BP02.44 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, and living statuary.
BP02.43 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, living statuary, a fire in Glasgow at J and R Whyte (wire cloth and brush manufacturers), and plans for the London Coliseum to be reopened as a music hall.
BP02.42 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a visit to Glasgow by the Prince and Princess of Wales, the death of a 150 year old person, a failure to sell the London Coliseum, and a music hall dispute.
BP02.41 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about a visit to Glasgow by the Prince and Princess of Wales, plus a disturbance in a music hall over the screening of a hippo being skinned on film.
BP02.40 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a fast in Stewartï¾’s waxworks, the Chronophone, and a fatal railway accident.
BP02.4 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, and Sacco ﾓthe fasting manﾔ.
BP02.39 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, Pickardï¾’s use of the Chronophone, and a letter about electric lighting charges.
BP02.38 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a wresting challenge posted by Pickard on behalf of Lucy Moore (one of his exhibits), a fasting exhibition at Stewartﾒs Waxwork, a 103 year old person, and…
BP02.37 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a wresting challenge posted by Pickard on behalf of Lucy Moore (one of his exhibits), and general entertainment news.
BP02.36 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, the salaries of music hall performers, plus a disturbance in a music hall over the screening of a hippo being skinned on film.
BP02.35 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about very tall people ﾓgiantsﾔ and the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum.
BP02.34 Scrapbook page
Newspaper photographs and drawings of tall people.
BP02.33 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, Wilmotï¾’s Carnival, music hall disturbances, and a fasting exhibition at Stewartï¾’s Waxwork.
BP02.32 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a dinner for the Scottish Billposters Association, the purchase of the Victoria Hall by E.H. Bostock, the meaning behind traditional sailor tattoos, and Jamie…
BP02.31 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, Sunday culture in Glasgow, a music hall dispute, and the quest of an man over 8ft tall to romance a music hall performer also over 8ft tall.
BP02.30 Scrapbook page
Newspaper drawing and article about the arrest of a 17 year old woman during a suffragette demonstration.
BP02.3 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings with image about the Royal Aquarium, Rothesay.
BP02.29 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, and a woman Marie Fassnauer who is 8ft and over 24 stones.
BP02.28 Scrapbook page
Newspaper drawing of an old part of Glasgow.
BP02.27 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, music hall disputes/accidents, and a woman Marie Fassnauer who is 8ft and over 24 stones.
BP02.26 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a woman Marie Fassnauer who is 8ft and over 24 stones, music hall disturbances and disputes, plus a handwritten label.
BP02.25 Scrapbook page
A newspaper cutting about skinners at work.
BP02.24 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about physical training and strength, the prophecy of human flight in the 18th century, Daniel Lambert who was born in 1770 and grew up to be over 52 stones, an American invention of a summersaulting car, a dinner in honour of ex…
BP02.23 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme and availability of A.E. Pickard�s Britannia Panopticon and museum, the programme of the Waterloo Rooms in Glasgow, the Signor Pathe Fr�res disc machine, plus a man able to lift the weight of a horse and seven…
BP02.22 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and Museum, a disturbance at the Regent Theatre, dancer Jules Renaudin ﾓValentine the Bonelessﾔ, plus an exhibit at Stewarts waxworks.
BP02.21 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a palmistry fraud case, a charity show for families affected by the steamship Berlin sinking disaster, a man falling off a theatre balcony, the programme of the…
BP02.20 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, Johnny Trundley ﾓthe fatboy of Peckhamﾔ, the end of a music hall strike, controversy surrounding the screening of the Berlin steamship disaster, plus an…
BP02.2 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, and fire at the Palace of Varieties in Lancaster.
BP02.19 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, the Waterloo Rooms in Glasgow, plus an advert for a husband for Miss Lucy Moore ï¾– one of Pickardï¾’s exhibits.
BP02.18 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall dispute, Rothesay Aquarium, food and fasting, a pea eating contest, and Johnny Trundley ﾓthe Peckham fat boyﾔ.
BP02.17 Scrapbook page
Newspaper drawing and article about a fair in Gallowgate, Glasgow.
BP02.16 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, the Scala Theatre, a music hall strike, the assault of the Pavilion Theatre manager, plus a photograph and article about Mr R.C. Buchanan ﾖ the MD of the Grand…
BP02.15 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about a sale at Rothesay Aquarium, the bankruptcy of music hall proprietor Bernard Armstrong, the programme of A.E. Pickardﾒs Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, a potential new amusement place for Glasgow, plus…
BP02.14 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, and a music hall strike.
BP02.13 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, plus a newspaper drawing about Howard and Wyndham.
BP02.11 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the opening night of the Scala Theatre and a music hall strike.
BP02.10 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickardï¾’s Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, cases of fasting, plus a notice about police presence in the Canterbury Theatre.
BP02.1 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the business of Moss Empires Ltd, its founder Sir Henry Moss, and the history of the business.
BP02.0 Scrapbook page
Handwritten lndex
BP02 Inside back cover Scrapbook page
Drawing of A.E Pickard in a kilt and a small Christmas wishes note.
BP01.9 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about A.E.Pickard's exhibit 'The Fasting Man'.
BP01.8 Scrapbook page
Reference letter from The New Interchangeable Automatic Machine Company for A.E.Pickard.
BP01.70 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about the programme of The Britannia Panopticon and museum, and a music hall strike.
BP01.7 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about A.E. Pickard's exhibit 'The Fasting Man'.
BP01.69 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike , and the business of music hall/museum performers or exhibits.
BP01.68 Scrapbook page
Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike and the gramophone.
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Newspaper cuttings about A.E. Pickard£1249.55s museum, a music hall strike, an opera by a St Bernard monk, and the business of Messrs, Howard, and Wyndham Ltd.
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Newspaper cuttings about the programme of The Britannia Panopticon and museum, and a music hall strike.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike, the funeral of comedian Dick Kitchen plus adverts placed advertising for a husband for Lucy Moore, one of A.E. Pickardï¾’s exhibits.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike, a music hall burglary, and the travels of a human museum exhibits who weighs 42 stone.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, a music hall burglary, a musical prodigy, the phonograph, and a dispute between Leggat Bros, Moss Empires Ltd and George Gray.
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Newspaper cuttings about: The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, music hall disturbances and accidents, plus a photo of a casket with the Burgess ticket.
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Newspaper cuttings about the programme of The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, the death of music hall star 'Wallace the Dog Man', and a dog that regularly picks up a newspaper from a newsagent.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike.
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Reference letter from Buck and Paterson Ltd for A.E. Pickard
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and unusual stories from Glasgow, Ayr, London and Austria.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike and unusual stories/happenings from around the world plus an add of the programme of The Britannia Panopticon.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a music hall strike, a child who died of apparent old age, and phrenology.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a pantomime favourites vote, Scottish comic songs, and a smoking 3 year old child.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon, boxer Dick Burge, the death of Sir Henry Percival De Bathe, air guns licence, Oscar Wilde/Strauss opera 'Salome', phrenology, the London Lyceum Theatre, and a dispute over the sale of roundabouts and…
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike and the banning of a Strauss/Oscar Wilde opera Salome at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
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Newspaper cuttings about: The Britannia Panopticon and museum, the telephone and the loss of a menagerie.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music-hall strike.
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Newspaper cuttings about human museum exhibits, Scarborough's Peoples Palace and Aquarium, plus The Britannia Panopticon and museum.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike.
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Newspapers cuttings about A.E Pickard's Exhibit 'The Fasting Man'.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and the origin of the clown.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum, salaries of stage children, and Stewart's waxwork.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike, crime in Glasgow, and the programme of the Olympia Theatre.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike, crime in Glasgow, and the programme of the Olympia Theatre.
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Newspaper cuttings about the business of music-hall performers, a 9 months old baby who talks perfectly, plus the programme of The Britannia Panopticon and museum.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music hall strike.
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Newspaper cuttings about the business of music hall performers, plus the programme of the Britannia Panopticon and museum.
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Newspaper cuttings about a music-hall strike.
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Newspaper cuttings about disturbances and accidents in music halls, the business of music halls, and the programme of E.H. Bostock's zoo.
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Reference letter from The Automatic Sports Company for A.E.Pickard.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum,the assault to a piano player, the sale of the Lyceum Theatre, the arrest of Bernard Armstrong' Queen's and Tivoli music-halls, and the chronomegaphone.
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Newspaper cuttings about pantomime and business of the Empress theatre in Hartlepool.
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Newspaper cuttings about: The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a disturbance at the Royal Princess's Theatre in Glasgow, and a telepathy theatre act.
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Newspaper cuttings about The Britannia Panopticon and museum, a disturbance at the Royal Princess's Theatre in Glasgow, and a disturbance at the Palace Theatre in Aberdeen.
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Poster of The Britannia Panopticon.
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Newspaper cuttings about: the sequestration of Bernard Armstrong's Queen's and Tivoli music-halls, the licence of the Gaiety Theatre, and the programme of The Britannia Panopticon and Museum.