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People : Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922

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The American Exhibition in London
January 7, 1887 Texts Newspapers

The American Exhibition in London

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The AMERICAN EXHIBITION in LONDON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.

If, therefore, it were considered wise to hold an exclusively American Exhibition in London, it could

The idea of the American Exhibition was conceived in America, and the bulk of the working capital was

supplied by Americans, and no exhibits but American exhibits are permitted.

Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922 The American Exhibition in London The American Exhibition in London

Life Personography

Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922

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He was Executive Commissioner of the 1887 American Exhibition in London and founder of Earls Court Exhibition

1886 visit to New York, Whitley met with Cody and Salsbury and invited them to partner with the American

Exhibition.

August 30, 1886 Texts Newspapers

The American in London

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coast, there were not less than four of the members of the Board of Directors of the forthcoming American

Exhibition in London, viz., the ever genial host, Mr.

Parkinson, 2 take a deep interest in the American Exhibition.

Exhibition.

Exhibition of 1887.

July 14, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Royal Visit to the American Exhibition

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Royal Visit to the American Exhibition. London Daily News, June 16th.

The Princess of Wales 1 and a large party paid an unexpected and informal visit to the American exhibition

Note 4: Vincent Augustin Applin (1850-1895), Executive Secretary for the American Exhibition and a member

Note 5: Townsend Percy (b.~1847), the official Press Representative for the American Exhibition and a

Exhibition Royal Visit to the American Exhibition Fort Collins Courier London (England) This project

Royal Visit to the American Exhibition
June 18, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Royal Visit to the American Exhibition

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ROYAL VISIT to the AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

The Princess of Wales 1 and a large party paid an unexpected and informal visit to the American Exhibition

Note 4: Vincent Augustin Applin (1850-1895), Executive Secretary for the American Exhibition and a member

Note 5: Townsend Percy (b.~1847), the official Press Representative for the American Exhibition and a

Exhibition Royal Visit to the American Exhibition The Era London (England) This project is supported

The Queen and the American Exhibition
May 14, 1887 Texts Newspapers

The Queen and the American Exhibition

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THE QUEEN AND THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

Whitley (1843-1922), Director-General and Chairman of the United States Executive Council for the American

Exhibition.

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901; Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922 The Queen and the American

Exhibition The Queen and the American Exhibition Hampshire Advertiser Earl's Court (London, England)

"The Last of the Mohicans" Realized in London from Penny Illustrated Paper (British weekly newspaper, 1861-1913)
1887-05-07 Images Illustration

"The Last of the Mohicans" Realized in London from Penny Illustrated Paper (British weekly newspaper, 1861-1913)

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parlance, will be the general exclamation on Monday next, I guess, when visitors first enter the American

Exhibition, and behold Fenimore Cooper's "Last of the Mohicans" realized by "Buffalo Bill's" "Wild West

I'm sure the American Exhibition will prove the greatest eye-opener in London this Jubilee Season.

Let us foregather, and become firmer friends yet, at the American Exhibition! I own up at once.

Let's be jolly at the American Exhibition! Success to the plucky American entrepreneurs.

The American Exhibition
May 10, 1887 Texts Newspapers

The American Exhibition

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THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION. OPENING CEREMONY. ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES. [BY OUR SPECIAL WIRE.]

—The American Exhibition of arts, inventions, manufactures, products, and resources of the United States

Note 3: Henry Sturgis Russell (1838-1905), a Civil War general who became president of the American Exhibition

1903; Nordica, Lillian, 1857-1914; Russell, Henry Sturgis; Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922 The American

Exhibition The American Exhibition The Belfast News-Letter England; Philadelphia (Pa.); United States

Untitled [Yesterday the opening of the American Exhibition]
May 10, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Untitled [Yesterday the opening of the American Exhibition]

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Yesterday the opening of the American Exhibition , of which the Wild West Show forms so important a part

Russell, Henry Sturgis; Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922 Untitled [Yesterday the opening of the American

Exhibition] Untitled [Yesterday the opening of the American Exhibition] The Sportsman MS6.3681.005.02

Jubileemania | The Queen's Crown Jewels and the French Collecion—The American Exhibition—The Social Success of Buffalo Bill
May 12, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Jubileemania | The Queen's Crown Jewels and the French Collecion—The American Exhibition—The Social Success of Buffalo Bill

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The Queen's Crown Jewels and the French Collection—The American Exhibition—The Social Success of Buffalo

The American Exhibition will not open on the 9th of May, 4 but will be in a very advanced state of completion

Note 4: The American Exhibition did in fact open on May 9th, 1887.

Note 5: Among the directors of the American Exhibition were Henry S.

Collecion—The American Exhibition—The Social Success of Buffalo Bill Philadelphia Inquirer London (England

Opening of the American Exhibition in London
May 10, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Opening of the American Exhibition in London

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OPENING OF THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

The American Exhibition was opened yesterday afternoon, at West Brompton, with Republican simplicity.

exhibition held beyond the territory of the Great Republic, and as the natural sequence to the Centennial

Note 1: Henry Sturgis Russell (1838-1905), a Civil War general who became president of the American Exhibition

Exhibition in London Opening of the American Exhibition in London Birmingham Daily Post Brompton (Kent

Opening of the American Exhibition in London
May 10, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Opening of the American Exhibition in London

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OPENING OF THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

The prospectus of the exhibition goes on to say:—"One of the first practical results of the American

Accordingly, in the American Exhibition much of the machinery will be in motion, and in many cases the

That the American Exhibition will excite considerable curiosity among commercial men and that the casual

Exhibition in London Opening of the American Exhibition in London York Herald Covent Garden (London,

Americans Abroad | Our Representatives at the Court of Queen Victoria | A Novel Enterprise of "Our Own Buffalo Bill" Which is Attracting the Attention of the Britishers from Queen to Peasant
July 6, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Americans Abroad | Our Representatives at the Court of Queen Victoria | A Novel Enterprise of "Our Own Buffalo Bill" Which is Attracting the Attention of the Britishers from Queen to Peasant

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John Robinson Whitley, of London, is director general of the American exhibition there, and exerted himself

The American exhibition covers an area of twenty-four acres in the very heart of residential London.

Court Exhibition Centre, Director-General and Chairman of the United States Executive Council of the American

Exhibition , which opened in London on May 9, 1887.

Exhibition of 1887.

May 14, 1887 Texts Periodicals

American Exhibition

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THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

FAVOURED by fine weather, and in the presence of an immense assemblage of spectators, the American Exhibition

1903; Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883; Taylor, William Levi, 1857-1924; Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922 American

Exhibition American Exhibition Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art Brompton (London

The Queen at the Wild West Show | The Song of Punchiwatha
July 8, 1887 Texts Newspapers

The Queen at the Wild West Show | The Song of Punchiwatha

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Note 2: The American Exhibition was represented by Americans Colonel Henry S.

Note 3: Townsend Percy, the official Press Representative for the American Exhibition and a member of

The American Exhibition
May 5, 1887 Texts Newspapers

The American Exhibition

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THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

On Monday next, at three o'clock, the American Exhibition at Earl's-court will be opened to the general

Penfield (1855-1922), of Hartford, Connecticut, was Chief of General Staff for the American Exhibition

Note 4: Vincent Augustin Applin (1850-1895), Executive Secretary for the American Exhibition and a member

Exhibition The American Exhibition The Morning Post Brompton (Kent, England); Earl's Court (London,

Mr. Gladstone at the American Exhibition
April 29, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Mr. Gladstone at the American Exhibition

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GLADSTONE AT THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION. The visit of Mr.

Gladstone to the American Exhibition , yesterday, was of a highly interesting nature.

Penfield (1855-1922) of Hartford, Connecticut, was Chief of General Staff for the American Exhibition

Gladstone at the American Exhibition Mr.

Gladstone at the American Exhibition Birmingham Daily Post England; Great Britain; United States This

The Anglo-American Boom | The Wild West in Camp in London—The Exhibition Ready to Open
May 9, 1887 Texts Newspapers

The Anglo-American Boom | The Wild West in Camp in London—The Exhibition Ready to Open

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Irving, Miss Terry 1 and Lord Lymington 2 visited the camp and the American Exhibition grounds and buildings

Hartford, Connecticut, Vice Consul-General of the United States, was Chief of Installation for the American

Exhibition.

Penfield (1855-1922), of Hartford, Connecticut, was Chief of General Staff for the American Exhibition

Note 6: John Sartain (1808-1897), Chief of Fine Arts Department, American Exhibition.

Opening of the American Exhibition
May 10, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Opening of the American Exhibition

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OPENING OF THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

delivered an address, tracing the history, and describing the nature of this, the first, exclusively American

exhibition held beyond the territory of the great Republic.

Richmond, Frank, -1890; Russell, Henry Sturgis; Whitley, John Robinson, 1843-1922 Opening of the American

Exhibition Opening of the American Exhibition Daily News Earl's Court (London, England) This project

Vic. and Red Shirt | Parley at the Wild West Show in Merry England
May 13, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Vic. and Red Shirt | Parley at the Wild West Show in Merry England

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Russell, President of the American Exhibition, J.R. Whitley 3 and Vincent Alpin to her Majesty.

Note 3: The American Exhibition was represented by Colonel Henry S.

Souvenir Album of the visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the American Exhibition
1887 Memorabilia Programs

Souvenir Album of the visit of Her Majesty Queen Victoria to the American Exhibition

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SOUVENIR ALBUM of the visit of HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA to the AMERICAN EXHIBITION. London, 1887.

E PLURIBUS UNUM THE "WELCOME" CLUB AMERICAN EXHIBITION.

THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION. EXECUTIVE OFFICES, WEST BROMPTON, S.W., June 20th, 1887.

held in London—the first exclusively American Exhibition ever held beyond the limits of the National

WHITLEY FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION. LONDON, 1887. JOHN R.

Life in London | The Argonauts of the Wild West—The Princess at Easter—Mme. Mileson's Fortunes—The Prince and His Admirers
April 27, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Life in London | The Argonauts of the Wild West—The Princess at Easter—Mme. Mileson's Fortunes—The Prince and His Admirers

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State of Nebraska was due at Gravesend at 3 o'clock, about a score of gentlemen connected with the American

Exhibition were marshaled by the Director General, Mr.

Exhibition Centre and Director-General and Chairman of the United States Executive Council for the American

Exhibition , which was scheduled to open in London on May 2nd but was postponed until May 9th.

Buffalo Bill at Brompton
May 15, 1887 Texts Newspapers

Buffalo Bill at Brompton

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In connection with the American Exhibition an unusual attraction has been offered to Londoners in the

After being in course of erection for some time, the American Exhibition was formally opened last Monday

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