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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1124 Collections and/or Records:

Whirldwind Racer Cars Elevations, 15 May 1936

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

Elevation drawings of whirlwind racer cars and loading platform.

Dates: 15 May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Elevation, c1920 - 1939

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

Elevation drawing of section of Whirldwind Racer.

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

Whirldwind Racer Plan, c1939

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

Track plan for the Devil's chute whirldwind, scale 1/4".

Dates: c1939
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Plan, May 1936

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

Front end plan loading platforms for Whirldwind Racer, scale 3/8".

Dates: May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Sketches for Fairground Rides

Whirldwind Racer Platforms Blueprint, c1936

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

Ride platforms, plan and side elevation. Drawing W4729.

Dates: c1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Unloading Crane Blueprint, 8 October 1928

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

Trolley beam and columns for unloading crane for unloading whirldwind cars from track by Travers Engineering Co, Beaver Falls.

Dates: 8 October 1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwing Racer Plan, August 1936

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

Floor plan of whirldwing racer, showing arrangement of track, stamped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd, Burton-on-Trent.

Dates: August 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

Whirlwind Race Table of Gate Sizes Blueprint, 24 October 1934

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

Blueprint showing a numerical table by Messrs Orton, Sons and Spooner Ltd. Drawing X1033.

Dates: 24 October 1934
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Fairground Ride Designs and Mechanisms

Whirlwind Racer Plan Blueprint, May 1936

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

Plan with full size detail loading floor. 3/8" scale.

Dates: May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirlwind Racer Plan Blueprint, May 1936

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

Plan with full size detail loading floor. 3/8" scale.

Dates: May 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

White Waltham Steam Fair Film, 1964

 Item
Reference code: 178D7.3
Scope and Contents

Silent, colour film of White waltham Steam fair, Shottesbrooke. Original on 8mm, copied to D-BETA and DVD 5 by Joanna Braithwaite.

Dates: 1964
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Films

William Keating Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0066
Scope and Contents

Photographs, some of large size negatives and glass plate negatives of fairground rides and transport.

Dates: c1880 - 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Willsons (Printers) Ltd. Poster, c1900 - 1959

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.35
Scope and Contents

Willsons (Printers) Ltd. advertising poster for fairground posters and advertising. Leicester, 1p. with illustrations.

Dates: c1900 - 1959
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Wilson's Trade Sheet, 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.3
Scope and Contents

Wilson’s Printers printed trade dart sheets. Leicester, 2p.p with illustrations.

Dates: 1957
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Wilson's Trade Sheet, 1957

 Item
Reference code: 178I7.4
Scope and Contents

Wilson’s Printers printed trade dart sheets. Leicester, 2p.p with illustrations.

Dates: 1957
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / David Braithwaite Collection / Trade and Advertising Material

Winchester, Newbury, Banbury Pool Film, 1961 - 1962

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.3
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of British fairs. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1961 - 1962
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Bolesworth Collection / Film

Wood Work for Swings Blueprint, c1930 - 1939

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

Blueprint with details of wood work for swings by Messrs Orton & Spooner, showing side and front elevations.

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

World War One Tank Car Plan, c1914 - 1920

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

Drawing of design for a tank car from above. Stmped Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.

Dates: c1914 - 1920
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints of Plans and Elevation Drawings for Various Fairground Rides

World's Fair and Expositions Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0159
Scope and Contents

The collection covers material from British, European and American expositions including programmes, guides, postcards, advertisements, newspapers and books.

Dates: 1851 - 1951
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

World's Fair Newspaper Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0085
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the complete run of The World's Fair Newspaper from 1904 to the present day. Issues from 1904 to 1950 are on microfilm.

Dates: 1904 - 2020
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

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