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The Empress Ballroom, dance card
Unknown, 1912, Document
The Empress Ballroom, dance card
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33729
Title
The Empress Ballroom, dance card
Description
The Empress Ballroom (a triumph of Terpsichorean Elegance). The largest public ballroom in Scotland. For private lessons in new dances apply to the M.C.s.
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Unknown
Date
1912
Size
7.5 x 11.8 cm
Type
Document
In 1908, the Scottish National Exhibition was held in Saughton Park. When the exhibition closed, the buildings were taken to Seafield on the Firth of Forth near Portobello and re-erected to create the Marine Gardens. The Gardens contained an amusement park, theatre, ballroom and a figure of eight rollercoaster.
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