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National Fairground and Circus Archive 41

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Showman 27

Fairs 24

Showwoman 23

Performers 21

Amusement rides 17

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Circus 17

Sideshows 17

Animals 16

Family 15

Transport 13

Fairground art 11

Motion pictures 10

Variety 10

World War, 1939-1945 10

Clowning 9

Music-halls 9

Aerialists 8

Amusement parks 8

World War, 1914-1918 8

Boxing 7

Caravans 7

Jugglers 7

Musical performances 7

Wild west 7

Skating 6

Acrobats 5

Animal trainers 5

Comedians 5

Dance 5

Magic 5

Pantomime 5

Singing 5

Wrestling 5

Engineering 4

Freak shows 4

Games 4

War 4

Dwarfs (Persons) 3

Equestrians 3

Musicians 3

South African War, 1899-1902 3

Travel 3

Ventriloquists 3

Wall of death 3

Contortionists 2

Dodgems 2

Exhibitions 2

Fakirs 2

Fire eating 2

Gymnasts 2

Knife throwing 2

Male impersonators 2

Menageries 2

Optical illusions 2

Pleasure gardens 2

Puppets 2

Strong men 2

Tableaux vivants 2

Vending stands 2

Zoos 2

Architecture 1

Ark 1

Art 1

Big wheel 1

Boxer Rebellion (1900-1901) 1

Cakewalk 1

Circus workers 1

Coaster 1

Economics 1

Female impersonators 1

Gallopers 1

Ghost train 1

Giants 1

Globe of death 1

Helter skelter 1

Joy wheel 1

Law 1

Mimes 1

Minstrel shows 1

Music 1

Pierrot 1

Scenic railway 1

Sheffield (England) 1

Shooting 1

Slide 1

South Yorkshire (England) 1

Strong women 1

Stunt performers 1

Switchback 1

Tattooing 1

Thin people 1

Trampolinists 1

Water Dodgems 1

World's fairs and expositions 1

Yachts 1

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Language

German 8

Spanish; Castilian 6

Dutch; Flemish 4

French 4

French 1

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German 1

Italian 1

Catalan; Valencian 1

Chinese 1

Finnish 1

Hungarian 1

Japanese 1

Polish 1

Portuguese 1

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan 1

Russian 1

Swedish 1

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Names

The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain (Established 1889) 8

Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) 4

Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) 3

Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 3

Sanger, John, 1819 - 1889 3

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The Kursaal (1894 - 2020) 3

Anderton and Rowland (Established c1854 - 1879) 2

Argyle Theatre of Varieties (c1868 - 1945) 2

Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) 2

Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) 2

Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) 2

Braithwaite, David, 1932 - 1982 2

British Fairground Society (BFS) (Established c1950) 2

Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) 2

Circus Krone (Established 1905) 2

Collins, Pat (Patrick), 1859 - 1943 2

Downie, Graham, Born 1941 (Fairground Enthusiast) 2

Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) 2

Electric (Modern) Printing Company (c1930 - 1991) 2

Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) 2

Friendship Circle of Showland Fans. (FCSF) (c1940 - 1969) 2

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

Leisure Parcs Ltd (1995 - 2016) 2

Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) 2

Mills, Cyril Bertram, 1902 - 1991 2

Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) 2

Olympia London (Established 1886) 2

Orton, George, 1843 - 1924 2

Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) 2

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1919 - 2017) 2

Sanger, George, 1825 - 1911 2

Savage Ltd (1850 -1973) 2

Spooner, Charles, 1871 - 1939 2

Thurston, Charles, c1882 - 1928 2

Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) 2

World's Fair Publications Limited (Established 1904) 2

Acres, Alan Birt, Born c1950 1

Acres, Annie Elizabeth, c1864 - 1959 1

Acres, Birt, 1854 - 1918 1

Acres, Sidney Birt, c1895 - 1969 1

Adams, Albert Victor, 1890 - 1949 1

Adams, Lulu (Louise), c1900 - 1989 1

Adelphi Theatre (Established 1806) 1

Angolpark (Established 1910) 1

Aspland, George, 1836 - 1911 1

Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 1

Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) 1

Barrett, Norman, Born 1935 1

Bartlett, John Norman, c1892 - 1972 1

Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) 1

Bellhouse, Billy (William), 1907 - 1980 1

Beverly Sisters (c1943 - 2009) 1

Biddall, c1880 - 1914 1

Big Daddy, 1930 - 1997 1

Bird, Margaret, c1900 - 1999 1

Blackpool Hippodrome (1895 - 2014) 1

Bobby Robert's Super Circus (1993 - 2011) 1

Booth, William, 1829 - 1912 (The General) 1

Braithwaite, Joanna, Born c1960 1

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

British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions. (BALPPA) (Established 1936) 1

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Established 1920) 1

British Film Institute (BFI) (Established 1933) 1

Browns Foundry Co. (Established 1869) 1

Buffalo Bill, 1846 - 1917 1

Buller, Redvers Henry, General, Sir, 1839 - 1908 1

Butcher, Caroline, [?] 1

Butcher, Henry, c1840 - [?] 1

Buttrick, Barbara, Born 1930 1

Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 1

Cashmore, Martha, 1870 - 1957 1

Chaplin, Charles, 1889 - 1977 1

Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 1

Charles Burrell & Sons Ltd (1770 - 1928) 1

Chester Royalty Theatre (1882 - 1966) 1

Circus Busch-Roland (c1884 - 2018) 1

Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) 1

Circus Medrano (Established 1875) 1

Circus Pinder (Established 1854) 1

Cirkus Merano (1975 - 2015) 1

Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus (Established c1957) 1

Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) 1

Cooper, Millicent, c1900 - 1995 1

Cranes (Dereham) Ltd (1865 - 2005) 1

Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 1

Craston, Joe (Joseph), c1900 - 1989 1

Craston, Victoria, c1902 - 1989 1

Critchlow, Cyril, 1923 - 2008 1

Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) 1

Danter, Establish c1880 (Fairground Showmen) 1

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

David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) 1

De-Vey Family (Established c1867) 1

Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 1

Deveen, D., c1900 - 1989 1

Dobson Family, Established c1900 - 1910 1

Dodd, Ken, 1927 - 2018 1

Duke of York Theatre (Established 1892) 1

Egyptian Hall (1812 - 1905) 1

Empire Theatre (1914 - 1955) (Tonbridge) 1

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