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Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. The most Extraordinary Novelty!

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Date
1838
Location
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
Description
Broadside advertising the ascent of Mr. Green with Mr. Van Amburgh and a Bengal tiger, to be made from Vauxhall Gardens on September 27, 1838. Accompanying entertainments announced include a military band, a dramatic piece, Michael Boai, a panorama, dioramic pictures and fireworks. A handwritten note at the bottom of the page reads, "Van Amberg did not ascend with the tiger - the magistrate prohibited the exhibition."
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