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David Braithwaite Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0053
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs taken by David Braithwaite from the 1950s and used towards his publications alongside older images collected from other sources as well as business records, monographs, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, bibliographies, catalogues, programmes, films and some other miscellaneous items.

Dates: c1880 - 1989

George McIndoe Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0181
Scope and Contents

Photographs, slides, newspaper cuttings related to the Biddall family and photographs of Kirkaldy Fair created for a documentary on Scottish fairs.

Dates: c1880 - 1969; 18 May 1981

Ronald Allen Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0015
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.

Dates: c1900 - 1991

Sanger Circus Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0154
Scope and Contents

Black and white and some colour photographs, negatives, handbills, programmes and other items of ephemera relating George Sanger's circus and the Hall by the Sea.

Dates: c1850 - 1945

Smart Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0079
Scope and Contents

This collection contains posters, programmes, letters, film, business records and a large number of family and circus photographs. This unique family collection charts the history of the Smart family from their beginnings as fairground showmen to presenting one of the greatest British circuses.

Dates: c1890 - 2014

Testo Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0032
Scope and Contents

This collection comprises photographs, business records, articles, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, advertising material, family research and items of personal archive related to the Testo family history in the fairground and circus

Dates: 1898 - 1999

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The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 2
Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 1
Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1
Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1
Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 1
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Booth, William, 1829 - 1912 (The General) 1
Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 1
Braithwaite, Joanna, Born c1960 1
British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) (Established 1974) 1
British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 1
Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1
Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 1
Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 1
David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) 1
Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 1
George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 1
Groupe Gaston Reverchon International Design (1929 - 2008) 1
Hall by the Sea (1870 - 1919) 1
Lang Wheels (c1900 - 1969) 1
Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1
Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1
Lusse Brothers Inc (1922 - 1994) 1
McIndoe, George Archiebald, Born c1961 1
Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) 1
Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 1
S.D.C. (c1960 - 1993) (Amusement Rides Manufacturers) 1
Sanger's Allied Circus (Established 1854) 1
Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 1
Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 1
Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 1
Savage, Frederick, 1828 - 1897 1
Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 1
Smart, Billy, Jnr (William), 1934 - 2005 1
Smart, David, 1929 - 2007 1
Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 1
Supercar Company Ltd (Established 1934) 1
Taylor, Ronald Allen, 1925 - 1994 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1
Testo Family, Established c1700 1
Testo, Felix, c1799 - 1879 1
Testo, Felix, junior, c1838 - 1910 1
Testo, William, 1840 - 1899 1
Wallis & Steevens Ltd (1856 - 1981) 1
Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 1
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