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Amusement rides

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1311 Collections and/or Records:

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, 23 October 1928

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

General plan and diagram showing cross section in station and typical section through track and ramps by Traver Engineering Co., Beaver Falls. Scale 3/16".

Dates: 23 October 1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, c1928

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

Profile and bracing diagram.

Dates: c1928
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, August 1936

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

Plan for erection by Geo. Orton, Sons & Spooner Ltd.

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

Whirldwind Racer Blueprint, 3 September 1936

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

Plan of whirldwind racer in Olympia, Grand Hall, for Mr John Collins, scale 1/16". Drawing X1070.

Dates: 3 September 1936
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Orton and Spooner Collection / Plans / Blueprints for Ride Structures and Platforms

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

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