Photographic Album, 1899 - 1955
Scope and Contents
Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, boxing booths, steam engines and transport, Showpeople, circus and fairground shows including Murphy, Harniest, Deakin, Waddington, Anderton and Rowland, Silcock, Harry Lee, Shaw, Proctor, Reany, M.A. Collins and Tom Norman at Hull Fair, Northampton Fair, Stockport, Daisy Nook, Heaton Park, Oldham and other locations and showmen with notes. Photographs taken and collected by Rowland Scott, 24p.p.
Dates
- Creation: 1899 - 1955
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) ; 298mm x 218mm
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) (Organisation)
- Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Silcocks Fun Fairs (Established c1870 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 (Person)
- J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) (Organisation)
- Proctors Funfairs (Established c1870) (Organisation)
- Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) (Organisation)
- Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) (Person)
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