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| Picture No | 11769765 |
| Date | 1906 |
| Description | Bears hanging in Smithfield market 1906 |
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'Bruins as food for the city luncher': Bears hanging in Smithfield Market, London. Several bears were shipped to England in order that Londoners might have an opportunity of tasting bear-flesh. One of the carcases was hung outside Fetter Lane restaurant with a placard intimating that on a certain day it would be cooked and sold at 5d a portion.
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| Source | Photograph by Advance Agency in 'The Sketch', 2 May 1906, page 71 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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