British Empire Exhibition: Wembley 1924

This brochure depicts the some of the countries as animals, playing a cricket match that were on display.The Exhibition's official aim was "to stimulate trade, strengthen bonds that bind mother Country to her Sister States and Daughters, to bring into closer contact the one with each other, to enable all who owe allegiance to the British flag to meet on common ground and learn to know each other". It cost £12 million and was the largest exhibition ever staged anywhere in the world. It attracted 27 million visitors. (Wikipedia)