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The fancy fair, Prince's Park, – Vintage Print

The fancy fair, Prince's Park, — historic image
The fancy fair, Prince's Park,. Historic image from the Ballooning collection.

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A window into the past: The fancy fair, Prince's Park,, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

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The title places this scene at Prince's Park, a public park where a "fancy fair" was held. These were charitable bazaars popular in 19th-century Britain, with decorated stalls, music, games and novelty attractions drawing large crowds of townspeople on a single day. The gallery files it under ballooning, a subject that fascinated Victorian audiences, and balloon ascents were a common spectacle at outdoor fêtes of this kind. The record does not confirm a balloon at this particular fair, so the picture is best read as a glimpse of the crowds, costumes and festive atmosphere of a public day out in the park.

Original scan4,201 × 3,116 px · prints to 14 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Reference02638u The fancy fair, Prince's Park,

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