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Facing Tragedy

A photograph's backstory

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David Barber
Jun 09, 2025
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The Army Pageant staged during the summer of 1910 in the grounds of Fulham Palace, London was by all accounts quite a spectacle.

Advertisement from Illustrated London News (18th June 1910). From British Newspaper Archive.

It featured around 5,000 performers and was witnessed by an estimated 100,000 spectators during its 21-performance run, according to Th…

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