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1851 Exhibition Correspondence

Commissioner’s correspondence relating to the Great Exhibition of 1851

    JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL (1808-82)

    30 Jun 1849. Minutes of a meeting held by Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace

    30 Jun 1849

    Loose printed paper | 1 document (4 pages) (whole object) | RC/A/1849/1

    Uncorrected proof of minutes of a meeting held by Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace, attended by Thomas Cubitt, Henry Cole, Francis Fuller and John Scott Russell.

    • Creator(s)

      John Scott Russell (1808-82) (writer)

    • 1 document (4 pages) (whole object)

    • Place of Production
      Buckingham Palace
    • Object type(s)
        • printed & manuscript material
          • documents
            • writings (documents)
      Language(s)
      English
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