Photographic Album, 1937 - 1956
Scope and Contents
Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, steam engines, living wagons, wall of death, fairground shows and showpeople, including Corrigan, Marshall, J. Scott, Robinson, Tuby, Waddington, Butlin, Farrar, at Heckmondwyck Fair, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Holmfirth, Sheffield, Keighley, Dewsbury, Woodhouse Feast, Holbeck, Hull, Leeds and Harrogate and other locations and showmen with notes. Photographs taken and collected by Rowland Scott, 20p.p.
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 1956
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
1 Item(s) ; 366mm x 268mm
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Corrigan's Amusement Arcades (Established c1960 - 1969) (Organisation)
- W. Marshall Amusements (Established c1986) (Organisation)
- Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) (Organisation)
- Roger Tuby & Son Funfairs (Established c1871) (Organisation)
- Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) (Organisation)
- Butlins (Established c1920) (Organisation)
Cultural context
Occupation
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk