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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:

Rocket Speedway Elevation, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(vii)
Scope and Contents

Elevation of section of Rocket Speedway, scale 1 and 1/2". Stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton-on-Trent.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Elevation, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xviii)
Scope and Contents

Elevation of bridge and stairs for Rocket Speedway, scale 1".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Elevation, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xix)
Scope and Contents

Elevation of section of rocket speedway structure, scale 1 and 1/2".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Elevation, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xxiii)
Scope and Contents

Elevation of rocket speedway showing the top structure of the ride, scale 1/2".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Elevation, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xxxiv)
Scope and Contents

Elevation of section of rocket speedway, scale 1".

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Elevation, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.36(ix)
Scope and Contents

Front elevation drawing of rocket speedway front stairs, scale 1/2".

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Oversize Plans for Fairground Rides

Rocket Speedway Plan, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xiv)
Scope and Contents

Complete floor plan of rocket speedway, scale 3/8" to 1Ft. Signed Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Plan, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xvi)
Scope and Contents

Full floor plan of rocket speedway, scale 3/8". Stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton-on-Trent.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Plan, c1930 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.33(xxii)
Scope and Contents

Complete floor plan for rocket speedway, scale 3/8". Signed Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevations for Various Fairground Rides and Details

Rocket Speedway Plan, 5 October 1935

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

Plan of entrance to rocket speedway, scale 3/8" to 1Ft. Drawing RS-1365.

Dates: 5 October 1935
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Rocket Speedway Section Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

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

Scale 1 and 1/2" by Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton-on-Trent.

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

Rod Spooner Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0011
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photographs taken by Jack Mellor and includes images of fairground rides, sideshows and traction engines. There are copies of Rod Spooner's photographs of South and Midland Fairs from 1952-1953. Also included is a cassette recording of an interview With Kay Smart and other showmen/women.

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

Rods Designs, c1920 - 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178M15.30(vi)
Scope and Contents

Designs for platform and tie rods and details of swifts, links and hooks.

Dates: c1920 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Ron Kinder Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0052
Scope and Contents

Slides and photographs of Ron's travels to various preservation events and a few pictures from local Derbyshire fairs, articles, correspondence and Nottingham and Hull fair plans.

Dates: 1960 - 2002
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Ron Lee Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0128
Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white and colour photographs of fairgrounds, fairground rides and transport taken by Ron Lee and scrapbooks.

Dates: c1960 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Ron Newbold Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0051
Scope and Contents

Colour and black and white photographs consisting of traction engines, fairgrounds, ride and organs taken by Ron Newbold.

Dates: c1960 - 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Ron White Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0047
Scope and Contents

Photographs of fairgrounds around Scotland and the north west of England, mainly around Ayrshire from the 1960s onwards and scrapbooks compiled by Ron White containing advertisments for Scottish and north of England fairgrounds and Chipperfield Circus.

Dates: 1950 - 1995
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Ronald Allen Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0015
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs in twenty two albums taken by Taylor and other photographers, correspondence and a number of catalogues including his Dodgem research material.

Dates: c1900 - 1991
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Rotor Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

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

Entrance canopy for standard Rotor and ironwork for canopy front and ceiling shutters. Drawing W716. George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton on Trent.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints and Elevation Drawings

Rotor Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

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

Showfront structure for standard Rotor, showing front and side elevations. Drawing W714, George Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton on Trent.

Dates: c1930 - 1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints and Elevation Drawings

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