White City
1910
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Spear throwing at the Opening of White City after its conversion from Royal Botanical Gardens.
Town: Old Trafford
Decade: 1910s
American showman William F. Cody, known as ‘Buffalo Bill’, brought his Wild West show to London in 1887, before taking it on tour to a number of British cities. Although many of the performers were genuinely from Native American tribes, the open-air performance depicted a romanticised and mythical version of the American West.
On 3 December 1887, The Manchester Times reported that Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show was to make its first appearance in Manchester on 12 December 1887, in a purpose-built structure of ‘colossal proportions’ at Manchester Racecourse. It was to run for the next five months. On 12 March 1888 The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser reported that show was to reach its 150th performance.
Title:
White City
Date of work:
1910
Search dates:
01 Jan 1910 - 31 Dec 1910
Reference number:
TL0105
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Trafford Photographic Collection (TP)
Type of materials:
Graphic materials
Part of:
Collection: Trafford Photographic Collection (TP)
Access restrictions:
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Use restrictions:
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Language:
English
Record number:
6904064