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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:

Ghost Train Track Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.32(xxvi)
Scope and Contents

Layout of Bourmouth ghost train track by Messrs Orton, Sons & Sooner, scale 1/2". Drawing W3841.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Ghost Train Track Drawing, c1930 - 1939

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

Layout of No.6 ghost train track for Ramsgate, scale 1/4" on tracing paper.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms

Gondola Sketch, c1940 - 1949

 Item
Reference code: 178V21.1
Scope and Contents

Pencil sketch of a gondola with a dragon's head by Margaret Whitaker.

Dates: c1940 - 1949
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Margaret Whitaker Collection / Original Artwork

G.R. Hawthorne Bibliography, c1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178J5.1
Scope and Contents

List of books, drawings and photographs about steam engines available from G.R. Hawthorne, Reading, compiled by David Braithwaite.

Dates: c1960 - 1969
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Bibliographies

Graham Downie Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0006
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of ex-service showmen taking part in the 1994 Remembrance Day Parade, trade literature, calendars, posters, a monograph from the Alcester & District Local History Society and Charlie Merrin's paperwork for the 1989 centenary fair in Hyde Park.

Dates: c1960 - 1996
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Gravesend, Witney, Mitcham, Hastings, Cheltenham Film, 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.4
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British fairs. 8mm format. No leader. Silent

Dates: 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Bolesworth Collection / Film

Groupe Gaston Reverchon International Design Trade Sheet, c2005

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.19
Scope and Contents

Groupe Gaston Reverchon trade sheet for profiler bumper car. Samois, France, 1p. with illlustration.

Dates: c2005
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Guide and Game Book to Chessington World of Adventures, 2003

 Item
Reference code: 178Z55.6
Scope and Contents

Guide book to Chessington World of Adventures, with games and vouchers. Light blue background with red, blue, green and orange type, and a colour image of a ride at the park.

Dates: 2003
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Frankie Roberto Collection / Various

Guide Wheel Blueprint, 11 May 1931

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.29(xxvii)
Scope and Contents

Arrangement of guide wheel for ghost train by Messrs Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd. Drawing X361.

Dates: 11 May 1931
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Fairground Ride Layout Plans and Blueprints

Gymnastic Railway Plan, 18 February 1931

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.35(xx)
Scope and Contents

Plan of proposed track for Gymnastic railway, East Coast Amusement Co. Signed L.A. Hackett, electrical engineer, Crosby Road, Southport.

Dates: 18 February 1931
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Hand Rail Blueprint, 8 April 1928

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.31(i)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint showing a hand car railfloating platform for a Whirlwind Racer.

Dates: 8 April 1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Whirlewind and Speedway Design and Specification

Hand Rail Posts Blueprint, 25 July 1928

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.31(xvi)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint showing hand rail posts with special bolts for Whirlwind Racer with table of dimensions by Traver Engineering Co, Beaver Falls, P.A.

Dates: 25 July 1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Whirlewind and Speedway Design and Specification

Handbills, c1786 - 1968

 Series — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1
Scope and Contents

Handbills for travelling shows, fairs, exhibitions and performances in London.

Dates: c1786 - 1968
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / John Bramwell Taylor Collection

Harold Dever Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0048
Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts from a variety of fairs, taken by a number of photographers including Albert Davies.

Dates: c1900 - 1980
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Harry Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0076
Scope and Contents

Photographs, posters and other documents relating to Waddington family Steam Yacht.

Dates: c1900 - 1989
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Harry Poole Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0039
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of rides, engines, shows and acts as well as scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings from 'The World's Fair' including British Fairground Society Notes, 1949-1963 and scrapbooks relating to fairs, particularly in the Lancashire area.

Dates: c1900 - 1969
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Harry Russell Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0082
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Oxfordshire Fairs, Showmen and preservation societies.

Dates: c1970 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Haunted Swing Blueprint, 14 July 1911

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.25(xx)
Scope and Contents

Blueprint with details of Haunted Swing's steel framework 1/2 to 1 FT. Contains notes in pencil on reverse.

Dates: 14 July 1911
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints and Elevation Drawings

Haunted Swing Blueprint, 20 July 1911

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

Blueprint showing detail of swing and seats, scale 3/4".

Dates: 20 July 1911
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms

Helter Skelter Elevation, 1928

 Item
Reference code: 178V10.54(xx)
Scope and Contents

Front elevation of neoclasical and Egyptian style design helter skelter.

Dates: 1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Design Drawings for Ride and Show Fronts

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