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on Friday (12-1-73) at West Ham's Upton Park ground in London
'The Vultures'
Circa 1950
'The Latest from America'
Galatea rides a chariot with two satyrs sitting in the back
The opening by Queen Victoria of the Industrial Palace in Hyde Park Size:M: 50 x 40cm on Friday (12-1-73) at WestThe opening by Queen Victoria of the Industrial Palace in Hyde Park, May 1st 1851. Conceived by Prince Albert, the Great Exhibition was intended to showcase the 'Works of the Industry of all Nations'. It was housed in the purpose built Crystal Palace, the first large scale prefabricated ferrovitreous (iron and glass) structure, designed by the landscape designer, Joseph Paxton. The prefabricated design made the construction, and later dismantling of