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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1239 Collections and/or Records:

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 Digest Notebook, 1950 - 1953

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 7: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.48
Scope and Contents

Notebook containing weddings, births and deaths notices from the World’s Fair newspaper, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1950 - 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Stuart Johnstone Collection / Notebooks

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

World's Fair Notebook, 1968 - 1971

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 7: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.49
Scope and Contents

Notebook containing reports on fairs, thought to be taken from the World's Fair newspaper, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1968 - 1971
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Stuart Johnstone Collection / Notebooks

World's Fair Notebook, 1953

 Item — Box Stuart Johnstone Box 7: Series 178P2
Reference code: 178P2.50
Scope and Contents

Notebook containing reports on fairs taken from the World's Fair newspaper, compiled by Stuart Johnstone.

Dates: 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Stuart Johnstone Collection / Notebooks

Yoyo Elevation, c1920 - 1939

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

Partlial elevation of Yoyo ride and Paybox with annotations, scale 1".

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

Yoyo Plan, c1920 - 1939

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

Section of Yoyo machine plan sleepers, scale 1".

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

Yoyo Plan, c1930 - 1939

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

Plan of Centre Drum of Yoyo, scale 1".

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

Yoyo Plan, c1930 - 1939

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

Plan of Yoyo centre drum, scale 1".

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

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