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The Illustrated London News, 10 August 1844

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/06/02/24
Alt. number
3.8145
Date
1844
On display
Yes

Description

Framed copy of 'The Illustrated London News', dated 10th August 1844.These newspaper cuttings record the drama of the 1844 Burns Festival in Alloway.

The long, theatrical procession, attended by 100,000 participants, moved through a series of huge floral arches from Ayr to Burns Monument via the old Brig o’ Doon. Framed. pp 88, 89, 92, 93.


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Hierarchy

  1. Robert Burns related Events and Festivals ( )
  2. Documents relating to the Robert Burns Festival, 1844 ( )