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Showman

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 1142 Collections and/or Records:

High Hazels Park Fair, Sheffield Poster, 25 June - 3 July c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.927
Scope and Contents

Enoch Doubtfire. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 25 June - 3 July c1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Hodson Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0098
Scope and Contents

Photographs, newspaper cuttings, programmes, memoirs and other items relating to the Hodson family travelling theatre. Also includes family history research material.

Dates: 1828 - 1977
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Holiday Cornwall 1967 and Bull Fight 1964 Film, 1964, 1967

 Item
Reference code: 178D8.23
Scope and Contents

Amateur film shot by George Bolesworth of family holidays in Cornwall and abroad. 8mm format. Silent. Colour.

Dates: 1964; 1967
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Bolesworth Collection / Film

Holloway Family Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0210
Content Description

Business records related to the fairground and theatre and photographs of performers and showmen

Dates: 1888 - 1993
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Hornbacker-Murphy Fight Film, August 1894

 Item
Reference code: 178D12.11
Scope and Contents

Nitrate film by Edison [EMP 68]. Prod., f./ph: W. K. L. Dickson, William Heise; cast: Eugene Hornbacker, [Dan?] Murphy Boxing fight, showing a boxing match.

Dates: August 1894
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Williams Collection / Films

Hotel Sahara Souvenir Gaming Guide, 1954

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25
Reference code: 178Z25.21
Scope and Contents

Hotel Sahara Souvenir Gaming Guide [the Denvers performed at the Hotel Sahara, Las Vegas]; 16pp.

Dates: 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Various Material

Huddersfield Easter Fair Poster, 7 - 13 April c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.957
Scope and Contents

The Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red and blue type on white background.

Dates: 7 - 13 April c1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Huddersfield Easter Fair Poster, 23 - 29 March c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.945
Scope and Contents

Leeds Road Football Ground. Showmen’s Guild, Yorkshire Section. Red type on white background.

Dates: 23 - 29 March c1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Hull Fair Project Collection

 Collection
Reference code: NFA0071
Scope and Contents

Research material used for the Hull Fair Project exhibition and DVD including audio visual material, digitised images, oral history and transcripts.

Dates: c1800 - 2005
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Humberside Show Poster, 19 - 22 May c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.952
Scope and Contents

Victoria Street. Doubtfire. Red, blue and black type on white background.

Dates: 19 - 22 May c1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Humorous and Tragic Stories of a Showman's Life Monograph, c1900 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178B2.1
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of book by Rev. Thomas Horne, London, The Era, 127p.p

Dates: c1900 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / O'Connor-Toulmin Family Collection / Monographs and Articles

Hunslet Feast Poster, 31 July - 9 August c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.967
Scope and Contents

Middleton Grove. Marshall Waddington. Speedway, Twist, Trabant, Octopus, Waltzer, Dodgems. Multicoloured.

Dates: 31 July - 9 August c1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

Hunslet Feast Poster, 29 July - 7 August c1975

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.933
Scope and Contents

Middleton Grove. Marshall Waddington. Speedway, Twist, Trabant, Octopus, Waltzer, Dodgems. Blue and white type on red background.

Dates: 29 July - 7 August c1975
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Charles Taylor Collection / Posters / Oversize Fairground Posters Printed by Taylor's of Wombwell

I Accuse the Police: Clean up this Sewer!! Monograph, c1930 - 1990

 Item — Box Norman Family Box 1: Series 178B19; Series 178I13
Reference code: 178B19.16
Scope and Contents

Typed account of the writer’s arrest and incarceration in a London police cell, by Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver), typescript, 2pp.

Dates: c1930 - 1990
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Norman Family Collection / Monographs, Articles and Manuscripts

I Want to Help, c2023

 Item
Reference code: 178D26.2
Scope and Contents Born-digital film titled, 'I Want to Help', written and produced by The Showmen's Theatre Company for The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity. The film shows members of the showman community reciting a poem, followed by details of the services offered by The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity. Includes contributions from Joe Plant, Xenna Murphy, Mason Holmes, Wheatley Harris, Candace Thomas, Gavin Wright, Sam Hickey, Samantha Henson, Bradley Wright, Natalie Cowie-Kayes,...
Dates: c2023
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity Collection / Films

Illustration, c1900 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178Z28.39
Scope and Contents

Hyde Park Corner-A Showman. Colour copy of illustration.

Dates: c1900 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to Variety

Illustration, c1900 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178Z28.40
Scope and Contents

Hyde Park Corner-A Showman. Colour copy of illustration.

Dates: c1900 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to Variety

Illustration, c1900 - 1910

 Item
Reference code: 178Z28.41
Scope and Contents

Hyde Park Corner-A Showman. Colour copy of illustration.

Dates: c1900 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Cyril Critchlow Collection / Various Items Related to Variety

In Fair Health? A Pilot Study of the Health and Wellbeing of Travelling Showpeople, October 2023

 Item — Box Showmen's Mental Health Charity Box 1: Series 178C142; Series 178H42; Series 178I32; Series 178O3; Series 178Z74
Reference code: 178H42.1
Scope and Contents First phase summary report titled 'In Fair Health? A Pilot Study of the Health and Wellbeing Status of Travelling Showpeople in Two Locales', written by Professor Margaret Greenfields, Sheldon Chadwick, Dr David Smith and Sophie Coker. The report presents initial findings a research project undertaken by The Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University. It was the first known study of the health status, needs and perceptions of wellbeing for...
Dates: October 2023
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Showmen's Mental Health Awareness Charity Collection / Reports

Inspection Certificates, 1977 - 1978

 Item — Box Showmen's Guild Box 6: Series 178H40
Reference code: 178H40.21
Scope and Contents Green ringbinder containing records of inspection certificates by ride type including juveniles, dodgems, cyclones, paratroopers, waltzers, adult swings, gallopers, chairoplanes, zig zags, skids, buzz bombd, autodromes, monorails, dive bombers, speedways, jets, fun houses, scramble twists, swirls, moon rockets, flying saurcers, super satellites, ghost trains, big wheels, arks, tristars, flying coasters, helter skelters, swing gyms, twists, slips, octopuses, haunted houses, rifle ranges,...
Dates: 1977 - 1978
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain Collection / Business Records

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