Amusement rides
Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:
Sketches for Scenic and Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929
Pencil sketches for scenic and switchback cars with fantasy dragon scenes (one possibly an allegory of St. George slaying the dragon) and demonic figures and elaborate foliage by H. Darby.
Sketches for Scenic or Switchback Ride Cars, c1900 - 1929
Designs for fairground ride cars showing neoclassical cherub figures in various poses, sideshow frontage, frieze and game stall.
Sketches of Car Fronts, c1900 - 1929
Design for fairground ride car with scroll carvings. Pencil on paper.
Sketches of Carving Decorations, c1900 - 1929
Two designs for ride of show frontage carving decorations showing folliage and dragon motives. Pencil on paper.
Sketches of Carving Decorations, c1900 - 1929
Design for top section of ride of show front decorations showing scroll, figure and animal motive carvings, contains inscriptions and measurements on front and reverse. Pencil on paper.
Sketches of Folliage and Flags Carving Decorations, c1900 - 1929
Sketch for a ride or show frontage carving showing folliage decorations, flags and a dragon's head. Pencil on paper.
Sketches of Front, Rounding Boards and Figures for Switchback, 1904
Design for a Savage Switchback built for Eugene Denis of Paris showing frontage with sculpture of Brittania on top section and columms in the shape of military figures on horses and other figures, inscribed on centre J. Spooner Burton on Trent. Pencil on paper.
Sketches of People on Fairground Rides, 1947
Pencil sketches of people on fairground rides, including gallopers, at the Goose Fair by Margaret Whitaker.
Sketches of Samples for Switchback Cars, c1900 - 1929
Pencil sketches of samples for switchback cars, decorative friezes, front entrance of joy wheel and design for switchback.
Sketches of Samples of Ride Frontage Decorations, c1875 - 1899
Sketch of two samples of frontage section decoration showing heavy folliage, flowers and shield reading C.J. Spooner Burton. Pen and ink on paper.
Slide Design, c1920 - 1939
Design for straight slide extension for Arthur Holland, scale 1".
Slides of Kirkaldy Fair, 18 May 1981
Colour slides taken at Kirkaldy Fair by George McIndoe as inserts to a documentary on Scottish fairgrounds. Most of the images cover the arrival and build up of the rides, trucks and wagons and some show fairground families, including Testo, Biddall and Wilmot's. There are also photographs of the opening ceremony with the Lord Mayor and other dignitaries and members of the Showman's Guild as well as Carl Pinder's with his clown face painting both and a series of the fair at night.
Southsea, Hayling Island, Littlehampton and Brighton Film , 1988
Paul Angel film on VHS PAL format containing footage of amusement parks in Southsea, Hayling Island, Littlehampton and Brighton.
Speed Bowl Blueprint, 27 January 1936
Plan and side elevations by Norman Bartlett, N. Tonawanda N.Y. scale 1/4".
Speed Bowl Blueprint, c1930 - 1939
Blueprint showing plan and front elevations of speed Bowl by Norman Bartlett N Tonawanda N.Y. scale 1/4".
Speed Bowl Blueprint, 1 May 1936
Design by Norman Bartlett, N. Tonawanda N.Y. scale 3".
Stanley Fun Fair Poster, 18 - 21 August c1975
Shaw. 3 big rides, coconut shy, bingo stall. Red and blue type on yellow background.
Steam Engine Elevation, c1875 - 1920
Side elevation of Little Samson steam engine. Signed J.B.
Steam Engine Rally Film. Part 1 and Part 2 , 1959
Silent, colour film of steam engine rallies showing fairground rides including; Switchback Gonddolas, Gallopers, steam yachts and Big Wheel. Original on 8mm, copied to D-BETA and DVD 5 by Joanna Braithwaite.
Steam Fair, Oxford Fair, Linda in Spain, Brands Hatch Film, 1959
Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British steam fairs and family holiday abroad. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.