Exhibition and Entertainments Handbills, c1790 - 1939
Sub-Series — Box: John Barmwell Taylor Box 2
Reference code: 178T1.236-342
Scope and Contents
Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances at a wide range of venues.
Dates
- Creation: c1790 - 1939
Creator
- Bramwell Taylor, John, c1912 - 2003 (Person)
- The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) (Organisation)
- Battersea Park Amusement Park (1858 - 1972) (Organisation)
- London Hippodrome (Established 1900) (Organisation)
- Olympia London (Established 1886) (Organisation)
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
- Pepper, John Henry, 1821 - 1990 (Person)
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- Drury Lane Theatre (Established c1660) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in our reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
107 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Chang & Eng, 1811 - 1874 (Person)
- Thumb, Tom, 1838 - 1883 (Person)
Cultural context
- Circus
- Conjoined twins
- Dwarfs (Persons)
- Exhibitions
- Fat people
- Giants
- Music-halls
- Optical illusions
- Pantomime
- Sideshows
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk