People’s Palace programme, undated, c.1891. Back
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Programme
The reverse of a People’s Palace programme, filled with advertisements for Dundee businesses including clothing retailers, cycle dealers, bootmakers, tea merchants, hotels, barbers, and whisky merchants. The striking circular design centres on “The Globe Clothing House” and reflects the growing importance of advertising in Victorian urban life. Such ephemera provide a snapshot of local commerce, leisure, and consumer culture in Dundee at the end of the nineteenth century.
Object details
- Object type
- Programme
- Production date
- - 1891
- Dimensions
- 22.7 x 29.0 cm
- Museum number
- 252(22)
Source collection
Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Object Description
Featuring advertisements from businesses across Dundee, including Commercial Street, Arbroath Road, Lochee Road, and Murraygate.
Transcription
FOR STYLISH SUITINGS & A PERFECT FIT,
F. FERGUSON, CLOTHIER.
45 COMMERCIAL STREET.
CYCLISTS! CYCLISTS!
HAVE YOU SEEN THE REFORM SAFETY?
IF NOT CALL AT
EAST END CYCLE DEPOT,
& SEE IT BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ELSEWHERE
SOLE AGENT
P. G. SALMOND
25 ARBROATH ROAD.
MOST POPULAR
THE GLOBE
HIGH ST.
CLOTHING HOUSE
IN THE CITY
SMITH BROS.
CALL AT
JOHN ROBERTSON’S
SHAVING
AND
HAIRCUTTING
SALOON
9 BARRACK ST.
Comfort & Cleanliness,
First-class Workmanship.
CHARGES MODERATE.
JAMES BRODIE
EAGLE HOTEL
AND LIVERY STABLES
108 MURRAYGATE
AND
ALBERT SQUARE
DUNDEE
Post Horses,
Waggonettes, Dog Carts
Phaetons &c. on Shortest Notice.
Job and Saddle Horses at Hire.
Arrangements made for Picnic
and Marriage Parties.
Terms Moderate.
JAMES BRODIE,
EAGLE HOTEL.
BUYERS OF FINE TEAS
KEILLOR’S PRESS LEYON
[or PRESS LEYTON?]
W. KEILLOR, 17 PE[?]
AND TWEA[?]
KEILLOR’S FINE WHISKIES
Being Perfectly Pure and
Matured in Wood.
Perfect Blend at Threepence per Bottle.
TEA SPECIALIST & PROVISION FACTOR
VISIT
BRUCE’S
LATE
MENZIES’
57 LOCHEE ROAD,
Famed for
SCOTCH & IRISH WHISKIES
2/- per Bot.
Established over Half a Century.
R. & J. DICK’S
SIGN OF THE
LIFE BUOY
GUTTA PERCHA BOOTS & SHOES
21 OVERGATE
DUNDEE
HENRY’S BABY CARRIAGES
Newest Styles.
Largest Stock.
Lowest Prices.
FROM 25/-
Inspection Freely Invited.
HENRY’S FURNISHING
WAREROOMS, 15 MURRAYGATE
(UPSTAIRS)
F. FERGUSON HAS REMOVED TO 45 COMMERCIAL STREET
AND NOW SHOWS THE LEADING LINES IN SCOTCH AND
ENGLISH SUITINGS.
FOR THE NEWEST FASHIONS IN HATS, CAPS,
COLLARS, OVERCOATS AND SUITS
TRY FERGUSON’S,
45 COMMERCIAL STREET.
TRY F. FERGUSON
45 COMMERCIAL ST.
FOR THE LEADING STYLES
IN SPRING & SUMMER SUITINGS