Industrial Hall Bradford Exhibition 1904 England - Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Moonlit night view of the Industrial Hall at the Bradford Exhibition, 1904
• Grand Edwardian exhibition building with four corner towers topped by flagpoles flying union flags
• Central arched entrance with ornate facade, decorative frieze with relief figures, and large glazed windows
• Globe lights illuminate the building and grounds; strings of fairy lights outline pathways
• Ornamental bandstand or rotunda visible in the foreground gardens, crowds gathered around it
• Full moon partially obscured by clouds upper right — same atmospheric steel blue/green tint as companion card
• Caption at top: "Industrial Hall, Bradford Exhibition, 1904"
• Publisher/series: Glydax Series — Copyright noted lower right

Postal Markings:

• Green half penny King Edward VII stamp, upper right; postmark partially legible, Bradford area circa 1904
• Divided back: "This Space as well as the Back, may now be used for Communication (Post Office Regulation)"
• Handwritten message (left): "I am going to come live up in Scotland. I don't like this place now"
• Addressed to: Miss S. Thompson, Giffen Place, Saltcoats, Ayrshire

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