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Description: | The illustration depicts the annual 'Coventry Fair', held on Greyfriars Green. Many working class families would have had a long-awaited afternoon free from work to attend this kind of event. They would have been attracted by the sideshows, musicians, bands and street traders. The illustration depicts posters for the 'Largest Elephant in the world' and 'Wombell's Menagerie'. Leisure was a popular subject for music hall performers as audiences would have had personal experiences of activities and could identify with lyrics and understand the exaggerated nuances of particular situations. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | B Williams | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Holidays Sheet Music | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Newman, H | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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