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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1313 Collections and/or Records:

Paybox Front Board Design, November 1913

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

Design for the decoration of a ride or paybox front board, signed Orton Sons & Spooner, contains some measurements. Pencil on paper.

Dates: November 1913
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Original Artwork / Drawings for the Design of Various Decorative Components for Fairground Rides

Percy Jackson Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0127
Scope and Contents

Black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground transport and showpeople taken by a variety of people including Rowland Scott and collected by Percy Jackson.

Dates: 1900 - 1970
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Peter Black Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0207
Content Description

This collection comprises photographs of fairground rides and amusements, as well as steam traction engines, together with some printed ephemera and memorabilia, compiled by fairground worker, Peter Black.

Dates: c1900 - 1970
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Peter Wellen Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0096
Scope and Contents

The collection contains black and white and colour prints of fairground rides and transport, mainly of British southern counties fairs and rallies in the 1960s. There are also some American amusement park images, manuscripts for the first 6 issues of 'Century of Tobers' (Fairground Association of Great Britain) magazine, a small selection of calendars produced by Carters funfair and commercially produced DVDs on the fairground and preservation movement.

Dates: c1967 - 2012
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Philip Bradley Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0026
Dates: 1885 - 1950
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Philip Swindlehurst Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0040
Scope and Contents

This collection contains original cabinet cards relating to Orton and Spooner of Burton upon Trent and postcards depicting fairs from the turn of the 19th century.

Dates: c1800 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Photograph and Postcard Notebook, c1930 - 1950

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 8: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.51
Scope and Contents

Notebook, containing notes on photographs and postcards, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: c1930 - 1950
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Stuart Johnstone Collection / Notebooks

Photograph Sale List, 1973 - 1974

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.1
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 1973 - 1974
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1975

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.2
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1976

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.3
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 1976
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.5
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 3p.p.

Dates: 1977
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.6
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 7p.p.

Dates: 1978
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.7
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 7p.p.

Dates: 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1980

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.8
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 1p.

Dates: 1980
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.9
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 4p.p.

Dates: 1981
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1982

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.10
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 12p.p.

Dates: 1982
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1983

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.11
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 7p.p.

Dates: 1983
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photograph Sale List, 1984

 Item
Reference code: 178B21.12
Scope and Contents

Paul Angel's photographs sale list. Typescript and manuscript, 9p.p.

Dates: 1984
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Paul Angel Collection / Monographs, Articles and Research Material

Photographic Album, 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178C133.1
Scope and Contents Folder containing colour photographs of Warcham and Sons Old Tyme Golden Galloping Horses ride and central organ at Tiverton Christmas Fair, with pencil annotations by Margaret and an ink drawing of a child riding a galloper. These images are part of a collection of photographs dated Christmas 1997, which Margaret used to produce a series of 3D Christmas card illustrations for her friends and family. Only 5 pages have been used, many empty pages and pages containing dried leaves at the end...
Dates: 1997
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Margaret Whitaker Collection

Photographic Album, 1905 - 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178C57.13688
Scope and Contents Photographic album containing black and white photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides, fairground organs, amusement parks, steam engines, living wagons, fairground shows and showpeople, including Marshall, Manders, Randall Williams, Codona, Holland, Smart, Wilson, Kaye, Jervis, White, Peters, Thurston, Pat Collins and Turner at Nottingham Goose Fair, Coventry Pot Fair, Poole Fair, Ashton, Newcastle, Widnes Fair, Birmingham Whit Fair and Knutsford and other locations and showmen and a...
Dates: 1905 - 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Rowland Scott Collection / Photographs and Postcards

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