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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:

Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxvi)
Scope and Contents

Sketch for the design of a ride's procenium showing the freize and top of columns which imitate tree branches, signed C.J. Spooner Burton. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxviii)
Scope and Contents

Unfinished sketch showing the outlines of the design for a ride's frontage with columns. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxix)
Scope and Contents

Design for a ride procenium with jungle theme decorations consisting of large foliage vegetation and columns, the ride's platform can also be seen. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxxi)
Scope and Contents

Design for a ride procenium with jungle theme decorations consisting of large foliage vegetation and columns imitating tree trunks. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxxvi)
Scope and Contents

Design for ride frontage showing procenium, columns with foliage decorations, shields and garland, signed by C.J. Spooner, Swan Works, Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Ride Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxxvii)
Scope and Contents

Design for a ride frontage for Wilmots with columns and foliage and shield decorations, signed C.J. Spooner Swan Works Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Roof Structure, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.14(i)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of a roof structure. Pencil and colour pencil on paper with measurements and notes.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Drawing of Roundabout Decorative Frontage, c1875 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.45(iv)
Scope and Contents

Half section of outside decorations for roundabout with heavily decorated columns, frieze and hand rails showing cherubs and profuse folliage, on top scroll C.J. Spooner, Design Carver, Buton on Trent. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1875 - 1899

Drawing of Sequah Carriage, 1915

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.17
Scope and Contents

Design for Sequah carriage with elaborate scroll carvings and columns and open and an enclosed section to travel, contains some annotations. Pencil on paper.

Dates: 1915

Drawing of Shield Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(ii)
Scope and Contents

Design showing a fragment of a shield with folliage decorations and face of a fantastical beast. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Show Frontage Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xxx)
Scope and Contents

Design for a show front with foliage decorations and columns signed C.J. Spooner, Burton. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawing of Swithback Entrance Design, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.33(xv)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of swithcback entrance showing the bottom section of columns and the platform. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Drawings and Plans for Ride Designs, c1880 - 1939

 File
Reference code: 178V10.51
Scope and Contents

Drawings and plans for ride designs including juvenile pay box, John Collins globe of death, Yo-Yo domes and droppes, No.4 wall stage and canopy, Midget ride and dodgem pay box, rail cars and heraldic decoration.

Dates: c1880 - 1939

Drawings for Capitel, Mirror Frame and Show Fronts, c1875 - 1939

 File
Reference code: 178V10.45
Scope and Contents

Highly finished design drawings for capitel, mirror frame and show fronts including the Jelly Wobble, Chas Relph, Shamrock, Noah’s ark, The Frivol, Arthur Holland’s Jack & Jill slide and half section of outside decoration for roundabout.

Dates: c1875 - 1939

Drawings for Scenic Rail Cars, c1900 - 1929

 File
Reference code: 178V10.3
Scope and Contents

Humorous designs for gondola cars for switchback or scenic fairground rides.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Drawings for the Design of Various Decorative Components for Fairground Rides, c1890 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178V10.33
Scope and Contents

Designs for showfronts, decorative columns and other decorative features, including the swag entrance for a scenic for Charles Thurston, a Hippodrome swag entrance, the front of switchback and scenic rides, Simnett’s shop front, Parry’s show front and the design for a fireplace. Pencil on paper.

Dates: c1890 - 1939

Drawings of Switchback Frames, 12 December 1901

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.34(vi)
Scope and Contents

New switchback frames for Mr J. Whiting, drawn on woven paper.

Dates: 12 December 1901

Drawings, Samples and Specifications for the Design of Fairground Rides, 1908 - 1937

 Item
Reference code: 178H8.14
Scope and Contents

Drawings, samples and specifications for the design of fairground rides including original drawings on tracing paper by Orton and Spooner, Savages and Supercar Co., for gallopers, arks, coasters, ghost trains, wall of death, haunted houses, water dodgems, planes, etc. A newspaper article from the National Motor Journal, and specifications for Anderton and Rowland and John and Pat Collins.

Dates: 1908 - 1937

Driver and Dinosaur Drawing, c1900 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.1(ii)
Scope and Contents

Sketch of humorous driving scene showing a car crashing onto a dinosaur and the driver being launched out of the car. Pencil on grid lined paper.

Dates: c1900 - 1929

Driver Seat Lead Car Blueprint, 19 November 1934

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.28(xxxvii)
Scope and Contents

Sections of rocket speedway driver seat by Norman Bartlett N. Tonawanda N.Y.scale 1/4 size.

Dates: 19 November 1934