Mellor, Jack, c1894 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast)
Dates
- Existence: c1894 - 1979
Biography
Jack Mellor was a fairground enthusiast, who travelled around the country taking photographs of fairgrounds. He was also a well know dealer of fairground images and was known for producing copies by other enthusiasts photographs, applying captions to them and selling them on.
During the early 1950s Jack took photographs of Pat Collins’ fairs at various locations around Birmingham and the Black Country, which are a remarkable record of the fairground scene in the Midlands at the time.
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Fairground Engine Postcards, c1907 - 1939
A small amount of photographs taken by Jack Mellor and printed into postcards, contained in an album. The photographs show images of faiground transport.
Fairground Photographs and Postcards, 1910 - 1990
Black and white and colour photographs, postcards and negatives of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, fairground shows, living wagons, showpeople and transport taken by Rowland Scott and other fairground enthusiasts including Jack Mellor, includes two photographic albums.
Fairground Postcards, c1900 - 1914
A small amount of copies of photographs taken by Jack Mellor and printed into postcards, contained in an album. The photographs show images of faiground transport.
Photographs and Postcards, c1900 - 1953
Photographs and postcards of fairgrounds, faiground rides and transport taken by Rod Spooner, Jack Mellor and other photographers.
Photographs and Postcards, c1899 - 1969
Photographs, postcards and negatives of fairgrounds taken by Rowland Scott and other fairground enthusiasts.
Rod Spooner Collection
The collection includes photographs taken by Jack Mellor and includes images of fairground rides, sideshows and traction engines. There are copies of Rod Spooner's photographs of South and Midland Fairs from 1952-1953. Also included is a cassette recording of an interview With Kay Smart and other showmen/women.
Rowland Scott Collection
Photographs related to all aspects of British travelling fairgrounds including; rides, transport, living wagons, showpeople, fairground shows, circuses and organs by Rowland Scott and other authors, a selection of manuscripts by Rowland Scott and a small amount of correspondence.
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- Archival Object 5
- Collection 2
- Subject
- Amusement parks 2
- Amusement rides 6
- Animals 1
- Boxing 2
- Caravans 3
- Circus 3
- Fairground art 6
- Globe of death 2
- Performers 2
- Showman 4
- Showwoman 4
- Sideshows 6
- Wall of death 2
- Wild west 3
- World War, 1939-1945 2 + ∧ less