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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of a model of the Festival Pleasure Gardens, Battersea Park taken on 23 January 1951 A general aerial view of the 37 acre Festival Pleasure Gardens. In the left foreground are seen the Pleasure Gardens' Piers with the Pierhead Restaurant, and further inland the Funfair Piazza with its mosaic flooring and three main halls. To the left is the Big Dipper. In the central foreground is the Terrace Teashop, with the Bounty moored to its right, and behind the Open Air Amphitheatre the tented roof of the Dance Pavilion rises from its surrounding lawns and flower beds. On the right is the semi-circular Riverside Theatre, with the Riverside Rooms facing the river at the extreme right. The Main Vista stretches from front to rear on the right of the image, and on the extreme right is seen the Crescent Restaurant. In the central background is the Central Bandstand and the trees of Battersea Park. British Official Photograph, FOB/2742.
IN16652
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photograph, 1950
Photograph, black and white, of Jacob Epstein in his studio with the plaster cast of his sculpture 'Advancing Youth' taken on 31 July 1951. The sculpture was commissioned for the Festival of Britain and displayed beside the Homes and Gardens Pavilion. British Official Photograph, FOB/2136.
IN16653
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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of Gerald Barry, Director General of the Festival of Britain, shaking hands with Joanna Chase, Editor of 'Womans' Own' taken on 10 January 1951. The occasion is an informal reception given for the Editors of Women's magazines at 2 Savoy Court, Strand, Headquarters of the Festival Organisation. . British Official Photograph, FOB/2658.
IN16678
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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of the interior of the Lion and the Unicorn Pavilion at the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain taken on 1 June 1951. At the far end is the Freedom Wall, with lettering cut by Barry Hart. British Official Photograph, FOB/3805.
IN16665
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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of 'The Islanders' taken on 26 May 1951. The monumental sculpture, in relief, was by Siegfried Charoux, featured in the River Walk at the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain. British Official Photograph, FOB/3734.
IN16667
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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of the facade of the Power and Production Pavilion taken on 1 June 1951. The Pavilion was situated next to the Dome of Discovery, at the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain. British Official Photograph, FOB/3800.
IN16669
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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of part of the interior of the Dome of Discovery at the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain taken on 30 April 1951. British Official Photograph, FOB/3462.
IN16675
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photograph, 1951
Games, Abram (designer)
Photograph, monochrome, of the Festival of Britain symbol, the Festival Star logo, designed by Abram Games. The design shows the head of Britannia surmounting the star of a compass. The full colour version was red white and blue alternately patterned on a gold background. This is a British Official photograph number 1037 and was distributed via the Festival Office.
h 21.5 x w 17cm
82.158/584
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photograph, 1951
Photograph of the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain, showing the Dome of Discovery, the Skylon, Nelson Pier and the Shot Tower.
IN16681
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photograph, 1951
Photograph, black and white, of the Shot Tower at the South Bank Exhibition taken on 10 June 1951. The Tower, built in 1826, had at its summit a modern lighthouse with a double flashing beam visible 45 miles away and a radion beacon directing radio signals to the moon and beyond. British Official Photograph, FOB/3841.
IN16692
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