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Opening the Great Exhibition, June 10th, 1854

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(1) Opening the Great Exhibition, June 10th, 1854
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/74893843
Description	First line reads: I am going to sing a funny song. In two columns.
Shelfmark	Crawford.EB.2384
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Dates / events:	1854 [Date printed] 1800-1900 [Date printed]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content:	Ballads Exhibitions (events) Openings (events)
Person / organisation:	Marks, John (Printer of Brick Lane) [Printer] Crystal Palace Company (Sydenham, London, England) [Subject of text] Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 [Subject of text]
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English ballads
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Description	Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.
Attribution and copyright:	Reproduced with permission from materials on loan to the National Library of Scotland from the Balcarres Heritage Trust.

Form / genre:	Miscellaneous > Ephemera > Broadsides
Dates / events:	1800-1900 [Date printed]
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