Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths with drums, whips, etc: a mounted policeman moves through the throng. Wood engraving.

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Crowds at Greenwich Fair, watching performers in booths with drums, whips, etc: a mounted policeman moves through the throng. Wood engraving. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The Greenwich Fair was traditionally held over three days at Easter, until suppressed by the Board of Works in 1870, as a nuisance to residents

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 12.2 x 14.7 cm

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A peep into Greenwich Fair. Lettering continues with extensive showman's patter

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Wellcome Collection 33084i

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