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BP14.62 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about a perfectly proportioned woman and sea serpents; plus a photograph of a stage.

BP14.63 Scrapbook page

Handwritten note plus newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably Californian sea elephants.

BP14.65 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about general entertainment news; notably the Dahomey Warriors troupe.

BP14.66 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably a wrestling match between Ivan Padoubny and Cygavewiez Zbysco.

BP14.67 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cutting about small person Madam Mite (24in tall), advert for the Peoples Palace and Aquarium in Scarborough, a ticket for a tribute concert, and a poem about drunkenness.

BP14.69 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business plus an article about the annual meeting of the trustees and managers of the Savings Bank of Glasgow.

BP14.70 Scrapbook page

Handwritten note and newspaper cutting about a wrestling match between Ivan Padoubny and Cygavewiez Zbysco.

BP14.71 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about music hall business, plus an article with photograph about a school for showmen

BP14.72 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cutting about opening night at the theatre.

BP14.01 Inside front cover Scrapbook page

Photograph of the Britannia Panopticon.

BP14.01 Inside back cover Scrapbook page

Newspaper cutting with sketch about an old Glasgow tavern – the Peargrove Tavern.

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…

BP03.12 Scrapbook page

Letter to Miss Lucy Moore (one of A.E. Pickard's exhibits).

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…

BP03.15 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.

BP03.15B 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 note.

BP03.18 Scrapbook page

Handwritten postcard.

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".

BP03.20 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum.

BP03.21 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum; plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.

BP03.22 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.

BP03.23 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.

BP03.24 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.

BP03.25 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum; plus wanted adverts posted by Pickard.

BP03.26 Scrapbook page

Newspaper advert from The World's Fair for A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum. With three images.

BP03.27 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum.

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…

BP03.29 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.

BP03.30 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…

BP03.31 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.

BP03.32 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…

BP03.33 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…

BP03.34 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,…

BP03.35 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.

BP03.36 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,…

BP03.37 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum, the auxetophone, and adverts seeking performers.

BP03.38 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…

BP03.39 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'.

BP03.40 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…

BP03.41 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',…

BP03.42 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.

BP03.43 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…

BP03.44 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.

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…

BP03.46 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…

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.

BP03.48 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.

BP03.49 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…

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".

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.

BP03.52 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Scottish Referee, Glasgow News, Record and Mail, Evening Citizen.

BP03.53 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Weekly Record, Scottish Referee, Glasgow Programme, Record and Mail

BP03.54 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about Bostock's Scottish Zoo, and large flyer.

BP03.55 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Scottish Referee, Record and Mail.

BP03.56 Scrapbook page

Newspaper cuttings about E.H. Bostock's zoo and Wombwell's menagerie in Scottish Referee, Daily Record, Glasgow News.