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The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: a large celtic cross and other statues in the unfinished interior. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: construction workers taking a break on site. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: metal girders. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

The "Crystal Palace" from the Great Exhibition, installed at Sydenham. Coloured process print, ca. 1861 (?).

Electrical appliances exhibited at the 1882 Electrical Exhibition, including chandeliers and the first telegraph instrument. Wood engraving, 1882.

A balloon race  from London to Hampshire, 1880. Coloured wood engraving, 1880.

Handel festival in the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London: a large audience attending a concert. Wood engraving by J. Mahoney, 1865.

The Herbert Military Hospital, Woolwich: the silhouette of the Crystal Palace visible on the horizon. Wood engraving by T. Heaviside after B. Sly, 1866.

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: statues and bas-reliefs awaiting positioning in the unfinished interior. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

The Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition, installed at Sydenham: sculptures of prehistoric creatures in the foreground. Colour Baxter-process print by G. Baxter, 1864(?).

A model electric railway with technical equipment for testing. Wood engraving by T.P. Collings, 1882.

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: sphinxes in the unfinished interior. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

Crystal Palace exhibition of June 1920 on medicine during the First World War. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

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Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)

Images from the collections

Images about Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)

Works from the collections

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: a large celtic cross and other statues in the unfinished interior. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

The "Crystal Palace" from the Great Exhibition, installed at Sydenham. Coloured process print, ca. 1861 (?).

The Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition, installed at Sydenham: sculptures of prehistoric creatures in the foreground. Colour Baxter-process print by G. Baxter, 1864(?).

Crystal Palace exhibition of June 1920 on medicine during the First World War. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: metal girders. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)

Images from the collections

Images about Crystal Palace (Sydenham, London, England)

Works from the collections

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: a large celtic cross and other statues in the unfinished interior. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

The "Crystal Palace" from the Great Exhibition, installed at Sydenham. Coloured process print, ca. 1861 (?).

The Crystal Palace from the Great Exhibition, installed at Sydenham: sculptures of prehistoric creatures in the foreground. Colour Baxter-process print by G. Baxter, 1864(?).

Crystal Palace exhibition of June 1920 on medicine during the First World War. Glass negative, ca. 1919.

The Crystal Palace during its re-erection at Sydenham, London: metal girders. Photograph by Philip Delamotte, ca. 1854.

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