Two photograph folders and two postcards of the Palestine Pavilion from the British Empire Exhibition, London, 1925.
12 Wembley Snapshots – Real Photographs of the British Empire Exhibition – original photo folder containing 12 real photo images from the British Empire Exhibition (9 × 6.5 cm). Photographs include: Palestine Pavilion, Burma Building, the Australian Pavilion and lake, Noah’s Ark Bridge and Treasure Island, and others. Original folder. Tears to the folder. Photographs in very good condition.
Two postcards of the Palestine Pavilion at the exhibition: one color postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, the other by Braun & Cie.
British Empire Exhibition Official Picture Post Cards – Twelve Views. Pavilions, Buildings and Gardens. Series 3 -A group of 8 out of 12 real photo postcards (9 × 14 cm), showing pavilions, buildings, and gardens from the exhibition. Published and printed by Fleetway Press Ltd., Sale Concessionaires, London. Among the views: Government Building, Canada from the Lake, East Africa, New Zealand Pavilion, Australia, and others.
The British Empire Exhibition, held at Wembley in 1924 and 1925, was inaugurated by King George V on April 23, St. George’s Day. The exhibition featured the participation of 58 countries and spanned an area of approximately 90,000,000 square feet (around 4 square kilometers) in Wembley Park, London. A small monorail railway transported visitors between the pavilions. The exhibition aimed to showcase the achievements of the British Empire in areas such as trade, agriculture, industry, and culture, to strengthen ties between Britain and its colonies, and to promote trade and investment within the empire. At the time, it was the largest exhibition ever held anywhere in the world, attracting 26 million visitors. The official goal was to stimulate commerce and reinforce unity among the empire’s nations. The three main buildings of the exhibition were the Palaces of Industry, Engineering, and Arts. (Most of the halls were designed to be temporary and demolished after the event, but the Palace of Engineering and the Government Pavilion remained standing until the 1970s.) Originally planned to run only in 1924, the exhibition was extended into 1925 due to its immense success. The iconic Wembley Stadium, which later hosted the 1966 World Cup final and FA Cup finals, was originally built for the exhibition.
Overall good condition.
