Discover Our Archives

Showing Collections: 41 - 46 of 46

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject

Fairs 45

Fairground art 40

Transport 27

Sideshows 21

Caravans 16

∨ more

Games 13

Musical performances 13

Business 12

Circus 12

Family 12

Performers 12

Boxing 9

World War, 1939-1945 9

Animals 7

Wild west 7

Gallopers 5

Vending stands 5

Engineering 4

Motion pictures 4

World War, 1914-1918 4

Amusement parks 3

Clowning 3

Dodgems 3

Ghost train 3

Wall of death 3

War 3

Animal trainers 2

Ark 2

Big wheel 2

Chairoplanes 2

Dwarfs (Persons) 2

Freak shows 2

Fun house 2

Helter skelter 2

Knife throwing 2

Magic 2

Menageries 2

Music-halls 2

Switchback 2

Variety 2

Wrestling 2

Acrobats 1

Aerialists 1

Architecture 1

Art 1

Cakewalk 1

Coaster 1

Comedians 1

Contortionists 1

Dance 1

Diving 1

Equestrians 1

Exhibitions 1

Fakirs 1

Fire eating 1

Globe of death 1

Jets 1

Joy wheel 1

Jugglers 1

Law 1

Meteorite 1

Miami 1

Minstrel shows 1

Moonrocket 1

Musicians 1

Octopus 1

Optical illusions 1

Pantomime 1

Pleasure gardens 1

Puppets 1

Roller coasters 1

Satellite 1

Scenic railway 1

Shooting 1

Singing 1

Slide 1

South African War, 1899-1902 1

Strong men 1

Tableaux vivants 1

Tattooing 1

Twist 1

Waltzer 1

Water Dodgems 1

Yachts 1

+ ∧ less

 

Language

French 1

German 1

Russian 1

Spanish; Castilian 1

 

Names

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 11

World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 6

Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 4

Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 3

British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 3

∨ more

Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 3

Holland Amusements (Initiated c1870) 3

Ling's Family Amusements (Initiated c1850 - 1859) 3

Toulmin, Vanessa, Professor, Born 1967 3

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 2

Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 2

Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 2

Calladine, Neil, Born 1951 2

Downie, Graham, Born 1941 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Fairground Association of Great Britain. (FAGB) (Established 1977) 2

Farrar's Fun Fairs (Established 1876) 2

George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd (1875 - 1977) 2

Horne, Thomas, Reverend, c1850 - 1918 2

J.W. Shaw Amusements (Initiated c1860 - 1889) 2

Lee, Harry, 1913 - 1997 2

Manders (Established 1850) 2

Mellor, Jack, c1894 - 1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Mellors Group Events (Established 1890) 2

National Fairground and Circus Archive. NFCA (Established 1994) 2

Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 2

Pat Collins Fun Fairs (Established 1899) 2

Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 2

Scott, Rowland, 1921 - 1998 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Shufflebottom Family, c1870 - 1998 2

Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 2

Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2

Waddington's Funfairs (Initiated c1860 - 1899) 2

Askey, Arthur Bowden, 1900 - 1982 1

Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1

Aspland-Howden (c1875 - 1915) 1

Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 1

Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1

Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1

Bird, Margaret, c1900 - 1999 1

Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) 1

Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 1

Bradley, Philip W, Active 1920 - 1999 1

Braithwaite, Joanna, Born c1960 1

British Amusement Catering Trade Association (BACTA) (Established 1974) 1

Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1

Burridge, Martin, Born 1952 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Butlins (Established c1920) 1

C. Doubtfire (Amusements) Limited (Active c1950 - 1999) 1

Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1

Chase, Bob, Born 1957 1

Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 1

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1

Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1

Coats, Billy (William), c1938 - 2013 (Fairground Showman and Enthusiast) 1

Codona (Established c1790) 1

Corrigan's Amusement Arcades (Established c1960 - 1969) 1

Corrigan, Albert, c1920 - 2008 1

Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1

Crow Amusements (Established 1865) 1

Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1

Darby, Herbert, Active c1880 - 1929 (Fairground Artist) 1

Dave Homer Video (Established 1989) 1

De-Vey Family (Established c1867) 1

Dobson Family, Established c1900 - 1910 1

Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1

Fairweather, John, 1867 - 1942 (Architect) 1

Farrar, Enoch, c1860 - 1935 1

Ford, Clifton, 1931 - 2009 1

Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 1

G.R. Tucker and Sons Funfairs (Established 1976) 1

Gale, John, Active 1920 - 1989 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) 1

Goodwin, Amy, Born c1987 1

Groupe Gaston Reverchon International Design (1929 - 2008) 1

Haslam, Albert, 1851 - [?] 1

Hives, Joe (Joseph), Active c1900 - 1979 1

J. Whiting & Son Funfairs (Established c1899) 1

Jackson, Percy (Percival), Active 1900 - 1970 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

James Noyce & Sons Funfair (Established c1800) 1

Johnstone, Stuart, Active 1920 - 1980 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Jolson, Al, c1886 - 1950 1

Jones, Arthur, Active c1890 -1979 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

King, Steve, Born 1933 1

Lang Wheels (c1900 - 1969) 1

Lee, Ron, Born c1942 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Leeson, Jack, 1917 - 1995 (Fairground Enthusiast) 1

Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 1

Lusse Brothers Inc (1922 - 1994) 1

Manning Carnival Fun Fairs (Established 1850) 1

Marshall, Renee, 1916 - 2000 1

Marshall, Walter, 1916 - 1970 1

Mather & Platt (Established 1845) 1

McIndoe, George Archiebald, Born c1961 1

Mills, Bertram, 1873 - 1938 1

Moss Gear Company Ltd (Established 1910) 1

Nichols Family, Established c1918 1

Nichols Fun Fair (Established c1918) 1

North's Funfairs (Established 1861) 1

+ ∧ less