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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

H TRACY READ

17 June 1854. Reports of work done on the Trade Collection at Kensington Palace

17 Jun 1854

Loose manuscript papers | 12 documents (34 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1854/39

(39 - 39xi) Reports by H. Tracy Read of work done on the Trade Collection at Kensington Palace for the weeks ending: 18, 25 February; 4, 11, 18, 25 March; 1, 15, 22, 29 April; 6, 13, 20, 27 May; 3, 10, 17 June 1854.
  • Creator(s)

    H Tracy Read (writer)

  • 12 documents (34 pages) (whole object)

  • Language(s)
    English